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Serving Missouri’s
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MISSOURI BOYS STATE
RECORD
VOLUME 70, NUMBER 6 • FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 2009 • MISSOURI BOYS STATE’S FINEST NEWS SOURCE
WILLIAMS WINS
MBS is a gathering of people
thought to be leaders by their
school or community. MBS
officers are those thought to be
leaders by leaders.
MBS has seen many great
Gambrel
By Evan Townsend
Doniphan
State officers sworn in
Doniphan
can army base, 300 miles away.
“The goal that we seek, you
don’t always get there in one
step,” said Carnahan, pointing
At Thursday night’s General out the moral of the survivors’
Assembly, the Missouri Secre- journey. “It takes effort.”
tary of State Robin Carnahan
Robin Carnahan is also an
brought a close to the Missouri advocate for the right to vote,
Boys State elections by induct- and wants young people to take
ing the new state officers. Sec- advantage of the freedoms that
retary Carnahan’s speech was we have.
supportive and stressed the
“My focus is to get the folks
importance of comregistered to vote,”
munity service.
she said.
“We can make [the
When asked
world] a better place,”
what she thought of
Carnahan said.
potentially running
Carnahan, herself
against Roy Blunt
a former Missouri
in the 2010 SenatoGirls State citizen,
rial election, she said
provided comfort
that she admired his
and a relatable story carnahan
“long record of pubfor many when she
lic service” and that
informed the audience that she she would “look forward to a
had ran for state treasurer dur- vigorous debate.”
ing her year at MGS.
Missouri Secretary of State
“I hope that at least a few Carnahan is a native of Rolla,
of you will have your interest Missouri, where she grew up
piqued about public service,” on a 900-acre farm. Carnahan
Carnahan said.
believes that her childhood,
Carnahan shared an inspi- family, and hometown have
rational story of a plane crash at prepared her for her life now.
the Hump of Burma, where sur“Being out on the farm I
vivors of the crash slowly worked think is good training for pubtheir way to the nearest Ameri- lic service,” she said.
By Steffen Triplett
General Surplus Outlet
prices cause tension
Federalist Tim Williams of Crowder was elected and sworn in as Governor of Missouri Boys State Thursday.
By Evan Townsend
Carnahan addresses MBS
minds emerge through the
rigorous campaigning process,
and a congratulations is in
order for each, but only a select
few were able to appeal to a
majority of citizens to get voted
into state office.
Robin Carnahan, Missouri
Secretary of State, swore the
MBS citizens into their posi-
tions last night officially allowing the next generation of Boys
Staters to take charge. Federalist, Tim Williams and Kenneth
Fox, were voted governor and
Lt. Governor respectively. They
are helped by fellow Federalist, Treasurer Andrew Winley.
Nationalist support comes
from, Auditor Nathaniel Duker,
Attorney General, Jackson
Hobbs, and Secretary of State,
Brook Bounous.
Most officials rode to office
on the promise to make the
70th session of Missouri Boys
State one to remember. Already,
they have changed this session,
but next year, will reveal if they
can change the history of MBS.
The General Surplus Outlet
of Missouri Boys State was a
main focus for state candidates through their elections.
Despite the store officially closing at 4:00 p.m. yesterday, it
still remains the center of much
controversy.
Through its duration, many
consumers believe they have
been treated unfairly as a result
of the virtual monopoly the
GSO holds. Several officer candidates even tried to propose
the installment of more GSO’s
to promote competition.
“[Gambrel is] taking advantage of their charge. It’s hurting
cities because of their high prices,” said Orin Walker of Carver.
In the eyes of many, however, the defiance has gone too far.
Ramiro Rodriguez, Director of
the GSO, had a particular incident yesterday that he felt was
the worst of all.
“I was sitting at my desk
when a person walks by with
some drinks,” he said. “I asked
him how much they were to
buy and he flipped me the bird
and said ‘I hate the GSO!’ and
ran off.”
Rodriguez claims he based
his prices on a solid plan, and
feels he was justified in doing
so.
“Supply and demand is my
policy. I’m just trying to make a
living,” he said.
Even people that were
against the GSO still feel that
their prices could be worse.
“They don’t have fair prices,”
said Micah Carr of Clark, “but
compared to past years they’re
not bad.”
With the new administration in office the status of the
GSO could go in any direction.
The changes they do set in place
may affect the next generation,
but they are a direct result of
this one.
Rewarding experience goes both ways for legionnaires
By Liam Maher
Ingle
The gentlemen of the American Legion are truly the heroes
of Missouri Boys State. Without the support of these men
the unforgettable experience of
MBS would never be possible.
Ralph Biele, John Doane
and Joel Hucka all characterize
the honor associated with the
American Legion.
Both Doane and Hucka
are members of the American
Legion, while Biele served as a
Missouri state trooper.
Most citizens may have seen
these men during their quest for
candy at the MBS Store.
Biele and Doane have been
running the American Legion
Charlie Mickey Bank for the
past week, while Hucka has
been selling items there.
The three have over 80 years
of MBS experience.
For them being around the
best and brightest youth of Missouri is what keeps bringing
them back year after year.
“The biggest thing for me is
meeting all the citizens,” said
Biele, who currently lives in Jefferson City. “I enjoy them all.”
A Douglas County native,
Doane was happy to elaborate
on the subject.
“Most of all, I like to raise
hell with the boys. This is like
a vacation for me,” said Doane,
who served in the U.S. Army as
a Lieutenant Colonel.
Besides having a great time
with citizens, the legionnaires
all recognize how greatly the
program benefits today’s youth.
Doane stressed the importance of getting involved and
accepting the MBS message.
“If they pay attention, the
students can learn so much.
They will be able to contribute to their communities in so
many ways,” said Doane.
Biel shares the same attitude.
“The MBS experience gives
such a broad base of knowledge
to these kids,” he said. “It gives
them the skills needed to create
a positive future.”
Not only does MBS benefit
all of the high school students
in the program, it also gives
rewarding moments for these
great men.
“Seeing these boys enjoy
themselves gives me so enjoyment,” Hucka said.
“I love coming back here to
help them not only have a good
time, but also learning something, too.”
For Biel and Doane, it makes
them confident in a successful
future.
“It’s good to see that there are
still genuine kids in the country,” Doane said. “MBS is a very
rewarding experience for me.”
Biel added, “This great program restores my own faith.”
“These are the men we need
to thank for bringing all of us
together. We should thank them
for this awesome time we had,”
an Ingle citizen said.
Legionnaires Ralph Biele and John Doane keep track of citizens’
accounts at the Charlie Mickey Bank.
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FRIDAY, June 19, 2009 • Page 3
Citizen alleges discrimination by state treasurer
By Adam Thieret
Lewis
Ginger Spice of the Spice Girls
may be one of the few people
these days proud to be called
“ginger.”
Less than one-fourth of Missouri Boys State may be disap-
pointed in Federalist State Treasurer Andrew Winders when he
discriminated and stereotyped
the “gingers” of society.
Matthew Henry of Lewis says
he may sue and take Winders
to court for slander. Matthew, a
ginger himself, has been a ginger for the most of his life and
has never felt discrimination at
this level.
“I am disappointed that a
state office holder who was
making a campaign speech
would slander,” said Henry. “I
believe a public service worker,
let alone a running candidate,
should be serious, fair, and without prejudice.”
Henry said he may use a class
action lawsuit to represent all of
the gingers at MBS, or appoint a
fellow attorney to represent him
if he ends up taking the case of
slander to court.
“I request that all gingers
effected by the slanderous comments made by Andrew Winders contact me in Lewis City,
room number 262, located on
the second floor of East Ellis,”
said Henry, who has also been
called “Ginger” by other citizens
since Winders’ speech.
Henry is also surprised someone could vote for someone who
discriminates and slanders. He
also says real world candidates
don’t even stereotype as much
as Winders did.
“I will be willing to drop the
case if a public apology is made,”
said Henry.
Many advise that candidates
in the future not discriminate
against a social group or class,
or even discriminate at all. It
leads to anger from the group
targeted and the ones who do
not believe in discrimination.
Highway patrol stirs controversy
Officer
guilty
Powers may be sued
in Armour case
By Daniel Bauman
Ingle
The Highway Patrol is expected
to be fair, just, and uphold the
principles of law, but these are
not being met. Corruption has
found its way to the office of
Highway Patrol Colonel Pat
Powers.
Yesterday, Col. Powers
released the contents of a sealed
warrant used to search the
room of Ingle citizen Kevin
Armour. Such warrants are not
to be released to the public for
any reason, yet he released the
contents of the warrant at a
press conference Wednesday.
Furthermore, the conference
was taped and used as an attack
advertisement that aired on the
Wednesday broadcast of KMBS
TV.
These recent events relate
to an ongoing incident spanning most of the Missouri
Boys State session. Armour
was involved in the theft of city
flags from Boone and Gambrel.
He confessed to the crimes and
returned the flags. As a result, he
was sentenced to 30 minutes of
community service and issued a
$600 BSB fine.
When several city flags went
missing later this week, the
MBS Highway Patrol requested
a warrant to search Armour’s
room for flags or other contraband. No evidence was found.
Col. Powers proceeded to
hold a press conference and
released Armour’s name, as well
as the contents of the warrant.
James Blue, a lawyer from
Ingle, is representing Armour.
Blue is assembling a legal team
preparing to sue Col. Powers
on the grounds of defamation
of character, breach of contract,
slander, harassment, illegal
search and
seizure, and
releasing the
contents of a
search warrant. Blue is
demanding
either $2000
Col. Powers
BSB restitution or the resignation of Col.
Powers.
“I believe he is ruining the
image of
my city, my
county, and
my client
and should
be removed
from his
position as
Armour
highway
patrol colonel,” Blue said in a
statement.
“Nobody is above the law,
and that includes the colonel
of the highway patrol,” Armour
said.
“Mr. Armour’s name was
in court and docket, which are
public,” Powers said.
“Why wouldn’t he allow me
to see the search warrant at the
time of the search and seizure?”
Blue asked.
“Blue was not allowed to see
the warrant until he verified his
proof of attorney,” Powers said.
Court proceedings took
place yesterday and will continue today.
By Christopher Noall
Richardson
A member of the MBS Highway Patrol issues a citation to a citizen.
Highway patrolman, Corey
Morgan of Blair, was found
guilty of violating a city ordinance in the city of Richardson, on Thursday afternoon,
by Richardson Municipal court
judge Christopher Helton.
Morg an
was found
in violation
of city ordinance 12,
which prevents citizens from
Morgan
using a certain staircase in Richardson city.
Defense attorney, Jay Gulshen, also of Blair, failed to establish that Morgan was using the
staircase for a search of the
county for missing flags. This
fact would have most likely led
to his acquittal according to
city attorney, Michael Bushur.
During the court session, Lt.
Morgan of the highway patrol,
was called to the stand as an
expert by the defense.
The fine was normally $100,
but was reduced to $90. “Cory
Morgan actually only paid $80
of the $90 fine due, but we
decided not to pursue the matter,” says prosecuting attorney,
Michael Bushur.
After the case, Corey Morgan announced, “Justice was
not served, it was very biased
toward the city.” While Jay
Gulsher said, “I am shocked
beyond all belief. I find it ridiculous that a stat trooper would
be handcuffed.”
Supreme Court upholds decision from circuit court
By Anthony Ware
Boone
Six young men started a business called Raiders Loans and
Office Supplies. This was an
office supply outlet meant to
compete with the GSO.
They were able to set their
process at a low price of 40-50%
lower than that of the GSO,
especially when the GSO’s prices rose.
Once they procured their
business license, they put up
signs to promote business all
around the state. One of the
signs was ruled by the MBS
Highway Patrol to be crude and
vulgar.
As a result, the owners were
issued a ticket. On Wednesday,
Raiders Loans and their lawyer went to court in the Frank
County Circuit Court, with Alex
Creely presiding. Judge Creely
continued the hearing for later
that morning.
At this session, the courtroom was full, with all six
owners, their lawyer, the court-
appointed officials and the jury.
Raiders Loans was accused
of breaking laws 204.45 and
109.10, which state that there
shall be no use of obscene or
vulgar language or printed pictures and that for any violation
of MBS statutes and rules of
conduct, all penalties will be
applied to all other places specifically proscribed.
The circuit court found
Raiders Loans guilty, and Judge
Creely sentenced the Raiders
to a fine of $500 BSB. Raiders
appealed, and were brought
before the Supreme Court at
1:20 PM on Wednesday.
The Supreme Court discovered that the evidence had been
tampered with when the Highway Patrol circled the word in
question.
According to law, evidence
must be tried in its original
form. When the Court went
into deliberation, they spent
three hours trying to find a verdict. The original decision was
upheld, and the Raiders had to
pay the $500 BSB fine.
The members of the Supreme Court assembled today to render this decision. From left to right, they are: Evan Kleekamp, Daniel Phillips, Brian
Bafaro, Charles Carson, Darrin Babson, Hongbo Liang, and Benjamin Jones.
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City News
Alcorn
By Stephen Rehagen
Alcorn citizens were busy for
several hours Wednesday evening and Thursday morning
creating new services for the
city. Volunteers led by citizen
Craig Justus created a new highway system down the middle of
the town. The highway operates
similar to all American highways, with citizens walking on
the right side of the road. Pedro
Fabian, Alcorn city councilman,
stated, “Our highway system is
really great, and I’m glad we’re
doing it the American way to
respect the American Legion.”
Volunteers also created a
new library with all of this year’s
Boys State Records and other
reading material, along with two
new parks. One of the parks will
be dedicated to veterans and the
other will be a recreational park
featuring a mural comprised of
one T-shirt from every Alcorn
citizen. The memorial park
contains an American flag made
of soda cans, a miniature Washington Monument and a special
arrangement of each citizen’s
American flag. “It is a pleasure
to make a salute to all the veterans who served us so bravely,”
Jacob Eshenroder, Alcorn clerk,
said.
Alcorn also continues to
improve on its jail and court
systems and several citizens
have started new businesses,
including Zane Clayton. Clayton has created a counseling
service, which will provide psychiatric help for any Boys State
citizens. The city council hopes
that as the businesses become
successful, Alcorn will prosper
financially.
Blair
Michael Garcia III
The city of Blair has recently
revolted against Mayor Anthony
Williams. In recent days, Williams has been charged with
various tickets. They range from
jay-walking to verbal abuse of
the county sheriff. However,
no interest of impeachment has
been stated.
Regardless of a criminal
minded mayor, the city is making strides in economic and
environmental development.
Recent additions include multiple ordinances, a city park, new
lighting fixtures, and a crime
scene.
Blair’s own Joshua Gaylord
was selected to the chief council of public issues for the office
of the attorney general. Blair
would like to put all rumors
to rest. The comment made
regarding the city succeeding
from MBS is incorrect. The city
has no plans to do so.
Boone
By Joseph Patten
Kevin Armour, who was convicted of the attempted theft of
the colors of Boone, has successfully repaid his debt to society.
Tried in Frank County Circuit
Court, Judge Creely sentenced
Armour to a fine of 600 BSBs,
and 30 minutes of community
service, which consisted of helping to beautify Boone with the
construction of P-Daddy Park.
Boone reports that the situation
with Armour is “all cool.”
Clark
By Caleb Smothers
Clark city began undertaking a
city park beautification act that
provided a more efficient and
eye pleasing City Park. Among
other things put in place to
make the city more eye pleasing was the incorporation of
city signs at the main entrance
to Clark city. The sign, which
outlines the letter “C” for Clark
city, finished construction and
is up for display. In addition to
a sign with the letter “C”, a sign
with the letter “L” which stands
for Lewis city was placed beside
the Clark sign as another signal
for unity within Barton County
as proposed by the mayor of
Clark city. Traffic signs and stop
signs are up and in place and
the police of the city warn they
will give tickets to all law violators. Clark city is excelling at the
athletics program, being in the
top for scores and stats for MBS
athletics.
At the end of each day
Clark city residents like to
wind down by doing a variety
of activities including kicking back and studying, playing poker, and one incident of
hosting a huge town wide pillow fight. Moral is boosting
for the city despite a few minor
setbacks including a few trials involving tax evasion, and
the apparent talk of a possible
trial involving a counselor on
the city staff.
In overall standings however, Clark retains their efforts at
dominating wherever they can
and gaining those crucial model
city points, in which the coming hours will prove every bit is
important.
Doniphan
By Evan Townsend
Though most cities might feel
like the week is just winding down, Doniphan city has
become more busy than ever
these past few days. The elected
and appointed officials have
been leading the city through
construction projects, court sessions, and many other activities
to improve their region.
Through considerable effort
on the part of every single citizen, an entire city has appeared
on the fourth floor of East Ellis.
Innovative landmarks are scattered throughout the dorm hall.
The citizens are working hard to
win the model city competition
that will be held later today.
Doniphan firemen conducted a drill yesterday morning after city council unanimously passed an ordinance
Wednesday mandating the
safety precaution. The drill
was suggested later Wednesday
night by the state fire marshal,
which confirmed many citizens’ thoughts that Doniphan
was already ahead of the game.
Doniphan also held their own
raffle which resulted in Tyler
Francis of Lewis City winning
$500. The city profited considerably as well.
Doniphan’s hard work and
dedication has already paid off.
Yesterday afternoon, Doniphan
City was declared the capital of
Missouri Boys State. Though
Doniphan City has already
achieved much, they have many
plans to become even better in
the future.
Duggan
By Jason Wahidi
The respect, honestly, a sense of
unity that Duggan tries everyday to convey to other cities is
not being returned. On a recent
night at around 10:20 at night,
Duggan was attached by what
many citizens described as “a
herd of ninjas.”
Willie Crusha of Duggan was
driving up and down, acting like
a car, when the attack occurred.
Crusha said that there were
approximately twenty “ninjas”
that were dressed in “sunglasses,
hankerchiefs, and black jumpsuits.”
Crusha, in order to protect
his citizens, and to defend himself, pushed them out.
Many Duggans believe that
their intent was to vandalize or
steal something from the city.
One ninja, apparently from
Blair, was captured by Crusha and was then interrogated
by the police. Crusha said the
“ninjas” made him feel unsafe
at night. Michael Liebig added,
“Ninjas make me feel insecure
about myself.”
Both agreed that the incident caused a feeling of betrayal.
The citizens of Duggan are here
for the purpose of creating and
working together.
Gambrel
By Steffan Triplett
The fun continues in Gambrel
city. Citizens took advantage
of the “Governmental Activities” time periods yesterday and
expanded their city even more.
“I like it. It definitely livens
up the city and makes things
interesting.” Some of Gambrel’s
newest and most humorous
attractions include the city gold
mine, tumbleweeds, the “Horse
Garden,” and “The Old Dusty
Trail.” Visitors from other cities have flooded to Gambrel the
last two days to see the remodeled city.
“[The attractions] are absolutely awesome. We came
together as a city,” commented
Gambrel police officer Robert
Ketcherside.”
The “Old West” theme of
the city is fun and has brought
the city together. “We united as
one,” said Robert.
Ingle
By Thomas Kirchhoff
Ingle has certainly been making
the most out of its governmental activities. Numerous renovations have been made. Among
the city’s new additions include
a fire station, police station,
sewer lines next to each room, a
fire hydrant of Dr. Pepper cans,
a water tower at the end of the
hall, light poles, road signs, and
even a gym with a fully-functional tennis court.
Ingle’s main focus, however, has been with its park. Its
main attractions are a mini-golf
course, a fountain, and a life-size
cut-out of Mike Jones.
Lewis
Adam Thieret
Many interesting things have
been happening at Lewis City.
Tickets have been issued to multiple people for breaking city
ordinances. For cases were held
just yesterday morning for some
of the citizens. Helmet Alec
Kentschler was tried yesterday
for walking on the wrong side of
the road. Unfortunately, he was
found guilty. Martin Owen, also
known as Bo, was also tried for
the same crime of walking on
the wrong side of the road. Bo
was also found guilty.
He was fined $75 of Boy’s
State Bucks. However, Michael
Baker was tried for tax evasion,
and found not guilty because
no ordinance was made to pay
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taxes. Although, one was made
preceding Michael’s trial, so
everyone in Lewis City is needed to pay taxes or they will have
to go to court. Justin Lindholm
was spotted, by police officer
Josiah Jones, making an invalid
pass within the city, using the
other side of the road without a
signal. Justin said he had to walk
on the other side of the road
because there were city workers
putting up signs within the city.
At the beginning of the court
session, Justin stated, “Let’s just
skip the gibberish and get this
trial over with.” The city attorney, Matthew Henry, says people
sometimes don’t walk where they
intend to walk. Officer Josiah
Jones was never specific with his
answers in the courtroom.
Josiah says, “Justin may have
signaled but he may have not
seen it.” Lindholm says he is a law
abiding citizen and is an honest
person. Justin also stated that he
was not read the Miranda Rights,
although Matthew Henry said he
must have knew about the rights
since he represented himself.
Unfortunately, Justin was
found guilty and owes a $90 dollar fine in Boy’s State Bucks. When
the judge said he was guilty, Justin
exclaimed, “Good luck getting the
money,” and walked out. A search
warrant was issued for his arrest.
On a good note, Lewis has a
community service group; a conformity team; a city time keeper,
which is Michael Baker; and park
leaders which include Andrew
Hunter, Harlan Fletcher the third,
and Shannon Schielz.
Matthew Henry, the city’s
attorney, will possible be suing
Andrew Winders who discriminates against gingers, who appear
to have orange/red hair and freckles. More details are in the rest of
his issue of The Recorder.
Pershing
By Richard Stewart
On Wednesday, a guitar playing
hobo, Orin Walker (of Carver),
was seen and heard in the hallways of Pershing.
Walker entered Pershing
after running out of money.
He claimed he was being
too generous with his Boy
State Bucks by giving them to
other people.
Speeding through Pershing
on his way to jury duty, Orin
was pulled over by a Hi-Po and
received a $30 speeding ticket.
He had no money, after being
too generous, and had to find
a way to make $30.
So with a sign in his guitar
case that stated: I’m a Hobo!,”
Orin sang and played a song
straight out of his head about
the ticket he had just received.
He also serenaded the City
of Pershing with songs such as:
Casting Crowns, If We Are the
Body and Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Guardian Angel.
After this guitar playing,
the hobo teamed up with Jeffrey Nelson (of Pershing) for
some free style rapping to the
hobo’s beat-boxing.
In case you were wondering, the hobo does have business ideas, but as of right now
he can’t afford them.
He is taking donations for
his business to get it up and
running.
Richardson
By Daniel Rothweiler
Congratulations to Andrew
Winters, who yesterday was
appointed State Treasurer for
Missouri Boys State. Though his
speech at the Joint Party Convention was arguably controversial, he apparently convinced
enough voters he has what it
takes to be a successful State
Treasurer.
Renovation and building
projects continued in Richardson as well. Railroads were laid
out, skyscrapers began lining
Michael Street and Jones Street,
and businesses continued to
thrive. Citizens are starting to
see their hard work pay off and
are not as grumpy this morning
as in the past.
Tuesday night, a buildingblock city tax was issued to all
Richardson City citizens of 150
Boy’s State Bucks. However, after
businesses boomed and the city
took shape, the following night’s
tax was lowered all the way
down to 50 Boy’s State Bucks.
Christian thanked all the citizens and said that the lowered
tax was a reward for everybody’s
hard work and contributions.
Richardson still hasn’t earned
top spot and shouldn’t even
begin to think about resting, but
their progress is unparalleled by
any one group I have ever seen.
Weyer
By Jacob Nicholson
Weyer is alive with activity. Its
businesses are flourishing, and
its citizens are working, all with
the spirit and fervor that only
citizens can inspire.
A new bowling alley opened
in Weyer yesterday, and is quickly attracting customers. Weyer’s
casino is a big hit, as is its tattoo
parlor.
Both Weyer’s beach park and
Weyer’s camp park are established, as is its jail and courthouse, and many signs grace
the walls. The sun god has also
been beautified with balloons,
holy water, and soda can statues.
Weyer is still a popular scene of
law-related action.
The city itself has been sued,
forcing the city officials to settle,
and the police are still writing
tickets qucikly.
Even the MBS Highway
Patrol got involved today with
the arrest of Weyer’s own Luke
Chellis. All this is keeping the
city awash in at least things to
talk about, let alone paperwork.
The people of Weyer are pulling
out all the stops to make model
city an attainable goal.
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beverages
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EDITORIAL
MBS feels
like a family
By Gary Wyatt
Clark
As the next couple days go by,
many of the Missouri Boys
State citizens and their new
friends will appreciate this
experience of a lifetime. Many
have said that they have learned
a lot from the staff and leaders
who have helped guide them to
become great leaders.
Each leader and staff member volunteered their summer
time to help citizens make Missouri better and not only Missouri but the whole world better
by setting them up with experience with their cities, counties,
and Boys State.
Mothers, fathers, and schoolteachers have shared with many
of us that MBS is a once in a
lifetime experience that only
happens to a select few. They
said it would allow many to
grow faster and stronger both
physically and mentally.
Many speakers also took
their time to teach citizens
about their political roles, but
two lessons that seem to come
out of each one of the speakers’ mouths were to have fun
and take the most that you can
out of this experience, and also
that everyone makes mistakes.
Mistakes are not bad but what
makes them bad is when that
person does not try to fix the
mistake or say you’re sorry once
in a while.
Judge Duane Benton said
that it’s always a great thing to
say thanks once in awhile, use
great manners, and don’t disrespect others. But most of the
people who did not go to sleep
said that the speakers gave them
more confidence on what they
wanted to do in the future as
well as made this week a great
success for them.
They shared words of knowl-
edge, answered questions, and
made jokes mostly about the
Kansas Jayhawks. This showed
many people that the government is not all business 100% of
the time but that you’re allowed
to have fun in a respectful manner.
Many citizens said that they
learned that their family and
friends are important to success and to keep them close.
As many of us have seen many
of the citizens have grown
attached to the life they lived at
MBS, and also to their friends
they have made.
Many counselors and citizens want to keep contact with
their new friends. Many cities
including Clark have been putting up papers for citizens to
write down email addresses to
contact them after departure
from Missouri Boys State.
Citizens now call each other
family members, because families eat, sleep and live together.
So ask yourself this: do you and
your city think you’re capable
to grow into a family like many
others have? We don’t think
this is our Boys State any more
than it is just simply our family.
“We were all hesitant on
what was going to happen here.
We all seemed to pull together
and use friendships to become
more than that,” said Mayor
Thomas Uthipratama, Clark.
“In my eyes Clark city seems to
have one of the most stable cities at Boys State.”
“We all didn’t expect to have
this much fun and we all are a
family,” Andrew Collins said.
Since this will most likely
be my last day writing at the
Record, to my brothers and
friends which I would consider
my family, I say thanks for the
great time and friends I’ve made
here.
MISSOURI BOYS STATE
RECORD
FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 2009 • Page 5
Citizens take advantage of
many experiences, give thanks
By Matthew Schaefer
Lewis
All week long we have been
hearing about how we should
get involved and make the
most of this experience. Hopefully we have all been able to
do so. This past week may have
been stressful and even frustrating at times. However, most
of us have learned more about
ourselves and what direction
we may be headed in.
Missouri Boys State gave us
the opportunity to go out and
meet new people from around
Missouri. Being around such
a diverse group has certainly
been entertaining. Everyone
came from a different background and brings something
unique to the group. Hopefully
we can hold on to these friendships for the rest of our lives.
Perhaps the group of people
that we need to thank the most
is the counselors. All of the
counselors share a passion for
MBS and want our experience
here to be like theirs. Everyone displays great character for
wanting to contribute to our
lives. Many of us may come
back to MBS one day to be a
counselor and influence many
more young men.
We have been told many
times that we are the best of
Missouri’s youth. We were chosen for our past accomplishments. However, we shouldn’t
expect that we will be given
greatness. Our future is up to
us. We should have pride in our
past and stride to be the best in
the future. This one week has
changed our lives forever and
we should all thank everyone
who has had anything to do
with making this year’s MBS
such a success.
Highway patrol holds too much power
By Nick Thompson
Weyer
Most Boys State citizens would
probably agree that the most
powerful officials in the state
aren’t the city mayors, state
executives, or the senators and
representatives. No suit and tie
is required to do this job; all
it takes is a bright blue t-shirt
and a nose for pointing out any
and everything wrong.
The MBS Highway Patrol
is not celebrated by citizens,
mainly because they wield too
much power. In the confusing
web of jurisdictions, the cities
and counties at least have the
decency to post ordinances
and keep citizens informed
of the laws. This is not true
for the highway patrol, however, which arrests and charges
citizens who do not necessar-
ily know the law. The highway
patrolmen never give warnings, and seem to issue tickets
even on the first offense, which
is petty and eats up too much
time in county court. The highway patrol expects citizens to
know the state statutes, which
is a tall order considering most
citizens don’t want to use their
small amounts of free time to
search all over the manual for
this information.
What annoys citizens most
about the highway patrol is
their arrogance. It is an honor
to be selected as one of these
officers at MBS, but many citizens believe that the winners
of this position have used it
as a platform to be oppressive and tyrannical. The highway patrolmen can be seen in
the cafeteria, at assembly, and
around Ellis Hall, and with
their glaring watchdog eyes
that match the arrogant strut,
quite frankly it is hard to like
the highway patrol. When
they travel through cities, they
free themselves from the ordinances. What is most annoying
is that instead of joking with
the law-abiding citizens, they
always appear to want to find
trouble instead of being glad
that there probably aren’t any
problems. The highway patrol
tries to catch MBS citizens with
cell phones, and other offenses
that the counselors already
crack down on heavily. In face,
the highway patrol is so stuckup and high-strung that hanging out with the counselors is
much more fun than talking to
the fellow citizens who serve in
this loathed profession.
The incident with Weyer citizen Luke Chelvis is the week’s
most infamous law enforcement event. Liberty Luke, after
being read his rights, decided
to lie on the bed instead of
submit to arrest. After almost
an hour of Luke resisting, the
highway patrol still couldn’t
see that MBS is a mock government, so they proceeded to get
a real Missouri Highway Patrol
officer on the case.
In our last day, the first
under a full state, the new state
government should encourage
the highway patrol back off
and quit ruining everything.
They should loosen the badge,
the walk, and lighten up. Next
year, the issue of the abusing
of the power of the highway
patrol should be addressed so
that there are no tickets for
simple things such as “jaywalking” when no cross walk signs
are in existence.
Chase, arrest causes unrest in Weyer
By Jacob Nicholson
Weyer
The Missouri Boys State Highway Patrolmen were kept busy
in Weyer Thursday with the
arrest of Weyer’s Luke Chellis.
Known to some citizens as
“Liberty Luke,” he was responsible for an ill-received speech
at the Nationalist Party Caucus, and was held by the highway patrol Thursday morning
to answer for a serious offense.
The patrolmen on the scene
stated that Chellis had visited
Weyer’s sister city, Gambrel,
earlier in the day, and had broken a city ordinance. Gambrel’s
police force then attempted to
issue Chellis a ticket, but he fled
the scene, seeking refuge back
in Weyer. The highway patrol
found him lounging on a bed
in Weyer’s counseling clinic.
Officers detained Chellis there
and remained in the room for
nearly an hour.
Word spread rapidly of
Chellis’s arrest and the presence of the patrolmen. Controlling this unruly and curious bunch became yet another
duty for the patrolmen, who
already had Chellis to deal
with. Chellis himself remained
on the bed and continued to
refuse to cooperate with the
officials. On top of that, the
room was declared a fire hazard, since it had more than ten
people pressed inside it.
The hazard was dismissed
by the patrolmen because
the reason for the additional
people was state business. The
patrolmen remained stoic
throughout the ordeal, formally arresting Chellis and issuing
his court date for later on in the
day at the Bacon County Hall
of Justice. They stated that the
arrest would have been easy, if
only Chellis had cooperated.
The citizens outside reacted
negatively toward the patrolmen. David Nettles of Weyer
summed it up best when he
said that he “doesn’t feel that
the highway patrolmen should
be here for that long, harassing
a citizen.” Nettles also felt that
the arrest itself was “bananas.”
Other reports were more
positive toward the patrolmen,
and an anonymous source
in Weyer stated that he had
indeed observed a decline in
Chellis’s personality after the
primary elections and Chellis
being “booed off-stage.” Joseph
Kamler of Weyer also added
that Chellis’s behavior toward
the patrolmen portrayed
Weyer as a whole city of rebels, and he compared Chellis to
the proverbial “bad apple” that
spoils the whole bushel. Other
witnesses remained neutral.
Many agreed with the arrest,
but found that the situation
was blown out of proportion,
especially when real-life highway patrolmen were called to
the scene. Weyer’s own mayor,
Lewis Sharp, refused to comment upon being asked about
the situation.
The drama in Weyer is
another demonstration of the
lengths the MBS Highway
Patrol will go to ensure the
arrest of criminals.
It is also a lesson to those
criminals at large out there; a
warning that their pursuers
will stop at nothing to ensure
peace and order. For the rest of
the citizens, it is merely proof
that while attitudes and opinions on a situation may change,
the will of the MBS Highway
Patrol will not.
Nick Thompson, weyer
Editor in chief
steffan triplett, gambrel
Managing editor
liam maher, ingle
city editor
Ryan bond, Clark
Business manager
Boys evolved into
men this week
Michael Garcia III
Blair
Staff
Chris Aiken | Richardson
Stephen Rehagen | Alcorn
William Allison | Blair
Daniel Rothweiler | Richardson
Daniel Bauman | Ingle
Matthew Schaefer | Lewis
Jacob Billingsley | Doniphan
Jesse Skaar | Clark
Zach Dent | Boone
Henry Smith | Carnahan
Daniel Enns | Carver
Caleb Smothers | Clark
Zac Fling | Clark
STEPHEN STANSFIELD | Richardson
Michael Garcia | Blair
Charles Steiner | Doniphan
Trent Gaskill | Carnahan
Richard Stewart | Pershing
Ian Gehris | Carver
Gregory Suhrheinrich | Alcorn
Thomas Haines | Clark
Adam Thieret | Lewis
Tim Harris | Lewis
Evan Townsend | Doniphan
Dustin Hubler | Clark
Jordan Vaughan | Carver
Thomas Kirchhoff | Ingle
Derek Volkmann | Crowder
Jacob Lowe | Carver
Jason Wahidi | Duggan
Matt McCreary | Doniphan
Nathan Wikowsky | Weyer
Abdimalik Mohamud | Pershing
Andrew Winders | Richardson
Jacob Nicholson | Weyer
Ross Wolfe | Whitfield
Christopher Noall | Richardson
Gary Wyatt | Clark
Joseph Patten | Boone
The MBS Record would like to thank: Sedalia Democrat, Deanna
the waitress, Java Junction, Benjamin Lowe, and the letter ‘S’.
www.moboysstate.org • Volume 70, Number 6
Saturday June 13, 2009, 983
men stepped foot on campus.
Concluding the state primary election for governor,
two battle-tested men stood
upon a sea of fellow citizens.
The two men were Federalist
candidate Tim Williams and
Nationalist candidate Mark
Powell.
Williams was seen as the
people’s choice while Powell
worked towards consistency
over contradictions. Following the gubernatorial debate,
some stated one candidate,
specifically Powell, rose to the
occasion, while the other candidate did not. Citizens outside Hendricks Hall remarked
in favor towards Powell due
to Williams’ lack of adaptability. I feel Powell was able
to conduct strong rebuttals
while Williams continued to
state his general idea of unity,
which many took as running
around the question. Regardless, candidate Williams
showed he was human while
Powell’s strong presence on
the podium was overwhelming.
The final step to office was
the joint party rally. After
losing the debate, Williams
acknowledged the fact that
he had to step up. In his last
effort, he sat down his microphone and approached the
crowd. Humbly, he delivered
some last words of wisdom,
resulting in a thunderous
applause from both parties.
After our group photo,
it was announced that Williams was voted Governor of
the 70th session of Missouri
Boys State. He truly evolved
throughout his campaign,
making adjustments in each
stage of the election.
Poetry:
Sleepiness
By William Allison, Blair
Sleep
A necessity for all
Falling into a gentle rest
Seeing the darkness around us
Feelings of comfort
Relief
Regaining the strength for
A new day
Wishing that we could have
Peace
Eyes close for the night
Silence
Page 10 • FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 2009
MBS Record • www.moboysstate.org
Doniphan secures MBS state capital
Tours scheduled,
public transit available
By Nick Thompson
Weyer
Tim Williams will not be spending much time in his hometown
tomorrow. The newly elected
official and the supreme court
will move into their new homes
in Doniphan City today for the
only full Missouri Boys State
under state government control.
Doniphan City’s proposal
was chosen because it clearly
explained and carefully outlined plans to provide the
transpiration, space, and other
infrastructure needed in order
to secure the capital.
The government toured
Doniphan City’s governs mansion. Doniphan also has a tourism department and has already
made the structures needed,
even before they submitted
their proposal.
Doniphan councilman, Jacob
Billingsley said, “It’s pretty much
all we worked on in one of our
meetings.”
Doniphan will be giving
tours of the capital and can
even assist with a ride from
their public transport service.
In order to welcome the governor to his new home, Doniphan will host a rock concert, celebrating the cities achievement.
Doniphan is happy to be known
as the Jefferson City of MBS.
New signage marks the walls of Doniphan in recognition of it serving as capital city.
Vandal returns
By Daniel Rothweiler
Richardson
Richardson again appears to
be the hotspot for vandalism.
An at-large vandalist had broken into the city after the MBS
group photos and state election
results and again wrecked the
replicated Gateway Arch made
by Adam LeGrand. The vandalism was not as devastating to
the city as just a section of the
arch was destroyed. Nevertheless, the damage was done, but
not only to the arch itself.
Adam was emotionally
destroyed as well. “Having it
destroyed again makes me feel
disgusted. The first guy apologized and helped rebuild. I
believe it was because he was
caught in the act. This time it
was just destroyed,” words spoken by a terrific craftsman who
just pleads not only for justice,
but civility among cities.
We all want the same thing,
but shouldn’t have to cheat to
do so. I guess even an environment as credible and prestigious
as Missouri Boy’s State some of
the best in Missouri still can’t
be trusted.
New Missouri Boys State board members announced
Two new board members for Missouri Boys State were announced Thursday, Denton Mitcham and Matthew Flener. It was also announced that Flener will serve as Dean of the MBS Journalism School.
We ain’t runnin’ for nuthin’.
But we run Boys State.