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Years Ago
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Faith & Worship
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Obituaries
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Neighbors Serving Neighbors
Outreach Of Love Handed Out 54
Christmas Meal Baskets
Preparing the Christmas baskets
Word Of Life Church in Crane for Christmas baskets giveaway and free
chili lunch.
Word of Life had a great time
Wednesday morning handing out
meal baskets and serving chili.
Our youth were a big help. Everyone who received chili and/or
a meal basket was very thankful
and appreciative. Thirty baskets
were handed out. The smile on
their faces made each one of our
hearts warm and was a blessing.
Thank you to everyone who
helped to make this day a success!
The Word of Life Church Sunday services begin at 10 a.m., the
Youth meet Sunday evenings,
and the Wednesday night services begin at 6:30p.m. The youth,
Excel Youth, meet on Wednesday nights. The ages are from 6th
grade to 12th grade.
Word of Life will begin their
We Can’t Stay series on January
4th, and will be talking about the
vision and value of the church.
They are excited to announce
their new youth pastors, Murlin
and Jill Bettinger.
If you have any questions or
would like any information, you
can visit the website at www.
wordoflifemarionville.tv.
Christmas is a time of joy and
taking the time to spend time
with our loved ones. We often
forget that there are some here
in our community who struggle
through the holiday season.
Thanks to Outreach For Love
and their dedication to this community, many were able to enjoy
a nice Christmas dinner that they
would otherwise have missed
out on.
Outreach For Love was able to
hand out 54 Christmas meal baskets this year to members of the
community. Kathy Davidson,
Lisha Walson, Tina Cloud, and
others who wish to be unnamed
helped to make this wonderful
Food ready to be put in the
Christmas baskets.
event happen.
No one was denied this Christmas of a great Christmas dinner.
Outreach For Love was able to
collect enough food items to fill
54 baskets, and fill them and
even delivered many to those
who were unable to pick them
up themselves.
Thank you to Kathy, Lisha,
Tina, Outreach For Love, and
others who contributed for all
you do.
Outreach For Love will be
hosting a chili cook off January
24th. For more information you
can contact Kathy Davidson at
417-207-0723.
Cadets Of Girl Scout Troop 10218 Earn Their Silver Award
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Listed in the pictures is Macy Hayes and Rani Bain of Crane, and Breanna Bowman of Marionville. Not pictured is Lauren Robinson of Marionville.
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The Cadets of Girl Scout
Troop 10218 have recently
earned their Silver Award. The
Silver Award is a project chosen by the girls to dedicate their
time and efforts towards a group
of a community or a community
project. The girls chose to make
blankets for the kids that are unfortunately admitted to the hospital over the holidays. They
visited the Cox South Pediatric
Unit on Saturday, December
20th and delivered 122 handmade blankets. They were given a tour of their unit and able to
get information on the various
murals painted throughout the
hallways for the kids to enjoy
during their stay. The girls hope
their blankets will give them
a little cheer and a hug for the
holidays as they are away from
home. Terrific job girls!
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Possums Return To The White House
The accompanying photo was taken by Wendy Wright.
(L to r) Sophia Wright, Branson, Elli Chase, Branson, Kiara Holtkamp, Branson, Brett Dudenhoeffer, Marshfield, Emmalene Murphree-Roberts,
Springfield, Jaslyn Holtkamp, Branson, and Olivia Murphree-Roberts, Springfield
For two hours on the morning of December 20 the halls of
the White House echoed with
the sound of traditional Christmas music, the tunes played by
young fiddlers from the Ozarks
of southwest Missouri. The
seven fiddlers, members of the
fiddle troupe The Possums Holler Fiddlers, had received the
invitation to play only a month
earlier. A flurry of practice sessions and engagements followed
the invitation and the generous
contributions of parents, grandparents, family and friends and
well-wishers across the Ozarks
guaranteed the invitation could
be fulfilled.
In the White House, the fiddlers performed from the East
Room: well known as the room
where both Presidents Lincoln
and Kennedy had lain in state,
the originating site of many
of the televised presidential
speeches, and the location of
many celebrated White House
concerts and performances. On
this particular morning White
House visitors from all walks
of life and all corners of the
earth paused as they passed the
fiddlers and applauded appreciatively as each tune ended,
before they passed on to other
sites in the beautifully decorated
White House. The troupe ended
their performance by singing
“Let There Be Peace on Earth”
Approximately two thousand
guests heard the fiddlers share
the joy of the Christmas season.
While in Washington, troupe
members also visited the National Cathedral, toured the
Capitol building as guests of
Senator Roy Blunt, and visited
national memorials and monuments. They also spent a day
viewing exhibits at the Smithsonian museums.
The Possum Holler Fiddlers
are sponsored by Ozark Mountain Music, Inc. a 501 (c) 3 corporation headquartered in Stone
County, Missouri. The mission
of the music program, now in its
seventh year of existence, is to
pass the traditional fiddle mu-
sic of the Ozarks on to another
generation of fiddlers. The program sponsors a yearly fiddle
camp for young fiddlers, ages 11
to 17, in Branson and an afterschool program in Galena and
Hollister. In past years other local towns have been included in
the after-school program. And,
of course, the organization also
sponsors the Possum Holler Fiddlers.
In the past seven years the
Possums have given over a
hundred performances at area
churches, festivals, and other
venues, including opening for
several Branson music shows.
They have performed in four
different states, in Edinburgh
Scotland, and also two years
ago at the White House, making
this year’s performance a return
visit. “A trip to the White House
is the ultimate compliment a
group of musicians can receive.
After all, this is ‘the People’s
House’”commented the organization’s director, Karlene McGill “and we were thrilled to
receive this second invitation.”
Ozark Mountain Music exists only through the support
of family and friends and other
not-for-profit organizations—
most notably the not-for-profit
organization Ozark Adventures.
Members of the Possum Holler Fiddlers making the trip
included Brett Dudenhoeffer,
Marshfield, Jaslyn and Kiara
Holtkamp, Sophia Wright and
Elli Chase, Branson, and Emmalene and Olivia MurphreeRoberts, Springfield. The
musicians were accompanied
by sponsors Bob and Karlene
McGill and family and friends,
Bonita Holtkamp, Karen Koch,
Mike Micham, Traci Dudenhoeffer, Lisa Herchenroeder,
and Wendy Wright.
Anyone seeking additional
information about the Ozark
Mountain Music organization
can contact Karlene McGill,
PO Box 36, Reeds Spring, MO
65737 or calling Karlene at 417230-5530.
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Announcements
THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 2015
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Upcoming Events
FOOT CARE CLINIC SCHEDULED
IN CRANE MONTHLY
Aubrey
Ellingsworth
Was This Year’s
Christmas
Coloring Contest
Winner!
There will be a monthly foot care clinic offered in Crane. These
clinics are sponsored by the Stone County Senior Tax Fund.
The Basic Services offered at each clinic can assure you that there
are no foot problems that are going undetected. This is especially
important for people with diabetes, and for those with circulatory
problems. Clients also receive nail trimming, and corn and callous
treatment. A cooling Aloe Vera foot gel is also applied to help
condition the skin. All services are performed under the supervision
of a Registered Nurse, and there is a $5.00 suggested donation for
this service. Advanced services, which include an aromatherapy
mineral footbath and a foot massage, are also offered for a nominal
additional fee.
Proper foot and nail care is one of the most overlooked aspects
of personal care among senior citizens. Foot and nail problems go
unnoticed many times by others, due to the simple fact that socks
and shoes hide any existing problems. Many people are either too
embarrassed to ask a loved one for help, or simply don’t want to
bother anyone else with their personal basic foot care. A lot of people
cannot properly care for their nails and minor foot ailments due
to a loss of some of their natural abilities such as vision, strength,
dexterity, and flexibility.
To find out more information, obtain clinic dates, or to schedule
an appointment, please call Grace Health Services at 417-725-9919.
First Dance Of The New Year At The
Cassville Senior Center
Chaplain Farris And Ruth Robertson
Announce The Nationwide Release Of Their
Two New Books
Co-authors Chaplain Farris and Ruth Robertson announce the nationwide release of their two new
books, “Executive Summary of the Bible” and “Recovery for the Christian Family: Surviving Alcoholism.”
In “Executive Summary of the Bible,” the authors have demystified the Bible. With this book, they
have opened the door to biblical fundamentals using a convenient, easy-to-follow format. The husband-and-wife team has also compiled maps and timelines along with 70 illustrations that illuminate
Bible characters, its plot, its history and its messages. They have managed to streamline learning and
to jump-start Bible familiarity. This book’s explanations of angels, gifts of the spirit, salvation, God’s
laws and spiritual disciplines will clarify the core concepts of the Bible and will encourage further
biblical exploration.
In “Recovery for the Christian Family: Surviving Alcoholism,” the authors bring life-changing ideas
to the families of alcoholics and addicts. It is a 166-page, wisdom-filled paperback that gives a refreshing approach to the age-old problem of alcoholism.
Published by Tate Publishing and Enterprises, the books are available through bookstores nationwide, from the publisher at www.tatepublishing.com/bookstore, or by visiting barnesandnoble.com or
amazon.com.
Farris and Robertson are the founders of Recovery Chapel and the authors of Christian books that
provide God’s people the tools and information they need to rise above the fray of life, and to experience genuine peace. Farris is a veteran of the spiritual battles that many encounter, while Robertson
is an expert in dealing with families of alcoholics and addicts, having 25 years of experience working
with them.
With their writings, public speaking engagements and seminars, they have helped thousands of people and families in their recovery from these conditions.
The first dance of the New Year will be held on January 3, 2015
at the Cassville Senior Center located at 1111 Fair Street, Cassville,
Missouri from 7:00 to 10:00pm. The Roaring River Sound Band
will be playing with a $4.00 cover charge at the door. All proceeds
from this fund raiser will be used to benefit the Senior Center. Finger Foods are welcomed. For more information please call 417846-5355 or 417-846-3024.
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 2015
Table Rock Lake Community
Foundation Awards Grant To Reeds
Spring Early Education Center
Pictured are (left to right): Kristen Rasmussen and Teresa Waters of the
Reeds Spring Early Education Center and TRLCF Board Member Lisa
Rau.
The Table Rock Lake
Community
Foundation
recently awarded over $25,800
in grants to eleven non-profit
organizations in Stone and
southeastern Barry Counties
at a luncheon at the Reunion
Mill restaurant at Silver
Dollar City. The Foundation
distributes
grants
derived
from interest earned from
endowed funds through the
Community Foundation of the
Ozarks, located in Springfield. Crane Chronoicle/ Stone County REpublican
Traditions Often
Follow On New
Year’s
*Making New Year’s resolutions, which dates back to the
early Babylonians.
*Gathering of family and
friends on December 31, to
bring in the New Year is considered goodluck.
*Kiss at midnight gauranteed
that love would flourish in the
New Year.
*Ringing of the bells to signal
the New Year and was once an
honor to get to do the ringing.
*Eating black eyed peas, cabbage, rice, and pork is for goodluck and a prosperous New Year.
*Singing “Auld Lang Syne”
at the stroke of midnight is the
most recognizable New Year
Tradition.
Keep these in mind this New
Year’s. Have a Happy and safe
celebration!
The awards were part of the
organization’s 2014 grant cycle.
TRLCF awarded a grant of
$1,072.50 to the Reeds Spring
Early Education Center to
aid in the purchase of Feeling
Buddies which are designed to
help children recognize various
emotions and learn how to
deal with them. The RSEEC
is housed at the Reeds Spring
Primary School and serves
children from birth through age
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 2015
Years Ago...
10 YEARS AGO (Taken
from the Crane Chronicle
December 30, 2004)
Stone County officials
were sworn in: Steve White
(Northern Commissioner),
Jerry
Dodd
(Southern
Commissioner),
Richard
Hill
(Sheriff),
Allen
Berkstresser (Assessor), Rick
Stumpff (Corner), Glenda
(Wendy) Metcalf (Public
Administrator) and John
Read (Surveyor).
Stone County Farm Bureau
received the Gold Star Award
at their 90th annual meeting.
Joann Steele retired from
the Stone County Senior
Citizens Board after 23 yrs.
of service.
Caitlynn May was Galena’s
Junior High School student of
the month.
Wilma Flood won a
chopper mini cycle in a raffle.
John Washington & family
donated the motorcycle with
the proceeds going to Wrights
Chapel in Hurley.
Dustin Young completed
his Marine Basic Training in
California. He was a 1999
graduate of Clever High
School.
Army National Guard Pvt.
Thomas Murphy completed
his AIT training in South
Carolina. He is the son of
Alma Brown, Galena.
7th District Congressman
Blunt nominated two local
students to U.S. Military
Academies. Andrea Lynn
May, Marionville HS was
nominated to the Air Force
Academy. Her parents are
John and Margo May, Aurora.
Mitchell
Ryan
Ulrich
graduated
from
Reeds
Spring HS in 2004, and
was nominated to attend the
Merchant Marine Academy.
He is the son of Dennis and
Kelly Ulrich, Reeds Spring.
Jean Kamp, Reeds Spring
knitted 84 hats and passed
them out to the Hurley
Kindergartners.
Cross Roads Church gave
out 15 fruit baskets made
by Porter’s Supermarket for
Christmas to give away.
Hurley 7th grader, Brenna
Draper
collected
and
delivered gifts to the kids
with cancer and leukemia at
Cox Hospital.
20 YEARS AGO (Taken
from the Crane Chronicle
December 29, 1994)
Connie and John Johnson
Stone Ridge News
Oma White
241 Yocum Pond Road, Galena, Missouri 65656
Hello everyone, times on moving to fast for me to keep up. It’s
cloudy here again this morning, and they say we may get some rain
and some snow today, but the temperature is about freezing. Hope
everyone has had a good Christmas. Roger and I are invited to my
son and wife’s, Roland and Rhuanell Byrom for Christmas. Cortney
Byrom is spending Christmas with her Mother, Shannon and family.
I want to express my condolences to Betty Loftin and family due to
the death of her husband, Ben Loftin. Visitation was to be Saturday
10:00 a.m. and the funeral at 11:00 a.m. All of you have lost your
loved one. God bless you all.
I will try to tell you about our pastor, Johnny Holt. He was in an
accident with the tailgate of his pickup. Said he guess he tumbled on
something and fell head first into the tailgate of his pickup. He said
he bled like a stuck hog. The way I heard, Jim Stacey found him.
Johnny has been staying with his Daughter, Connie and husband,
Allen Cunningham, because he needed to be taken care of. He and
Connie came to church Sunday. Johnny’s face really looks bad. He
played his guitar and sang some. He couldn’t wear his teeth. I think
they said he had to have some stitches in his mouth. Johnny, take
care. We had a good crowd at church last Sunday; hope they all
come back this Sunday.
Our church gave everyone presents Sunday at church; it was a
sack of candy, apples, and an orange. I think that was very nice.
I want to express my condolences to Debra Shores and husband,
Charlie Shores on the death of her Mother. Debra I didn’t get her
name.
Well, it’s mail time, so until next week, I want to wish you all a
Happy New Year. Pray for peace and all those folks in hospitals,
nursing homes, rehab, and all the men and women in all the Armed
Services.
were the Missouri delegates
to the first National Tree
Farmers convention.
Dale Wiley’s new book,
“The Great Chicken Caper”
took Crane by storm and
is available at the Crane
Chronicle. He said in an
interview
with
Barbara
Walter’s that almost everyone
in Crane is mentioned.
Former Crane resident,
Marcia Riggs attended Hot
Springs High School 30 yr.
reunion along with President
Clinton.
Craig Simpson, a 1994
graduate of Galena HS was
accepted into the Spartan
School of Aeronautics in
Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Mindy Watson was the
Galena Junior HS Student of
the month and Josh Keltner
was the Galena High School
Student of the month.
The Crane Lady Pirate
Volleyball team finished the
season with a 19-9 record.
The Crane Junior Varsity
team finished the season
with a 7-7 record. The eighth
grade finished their season
undefeated.
There was a large crowd of
over 200 who came to greet
Santa when he arrived on the
Missouri Northern Arkansas
Railroad train in Crane.
Destiny Shirley 8 yrs. old
won the drawing for a train
set, and Betty Jean Rowe was
one of the kids who sat on
Santa’s lap to tell him what
she wanted for Christmas.
Lisa Allen a SMSU senior
construction
management
major from Galena received
the Homebuilders Association
Scholarship.
60 YEARS AGO (Taken
from the Crane Chronicle
December)
Roberta Walker married
Richard W. Gilbert of Joplin
on December 24.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond
Langley, former Hurley
residents are the parents of a
boy named Hazen Lee.
Airman Billy Dale Watkins,
a former resident of Elsey is
serving in Korea.
Rexall Drug Boys and
Girls contest had 29 boys
and 26 girls entered to win
a bicycle, and the winners:
Larry Simpson and Gail
Wainright each one a bicycle.
Other winners were: Marty
Chitwood, Tommy Ward,
Charley Mac Shannon, Steve
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Wright, Johnny Doolin,
Butch Bonham, Jimmy Paul
Gray in the boys division.
The winners in the girls
division
were:
Claudia
Hackley, Marianna Wiley,
Marilyn Kay Bowling, Cindy
VanZandt, Elizabeth Ann
Branstetter, Paula Jo Wise,
and Janet Smith. The winners
were chosen by merchandise
purchased in the store at the
rate of one vote for each
penny spent.
Edwards Grocery had large
package Wheaties $.22,
25 lb. Flour $1.47, dozen
Tangerines $.25, 1 lb. Pork
Chops $.45, canned biscuits
2 cans $.25, Aunt Jemima
Pancake flour (1 lb. 4 oz.
pkg.) $.19
Crane Farmers Exchange
had Crisco (3lb. can) $.89,
Ice cream $.73, Cranberries
(2lb. pkg.) $.29, 10 lb. pkg.
Sugar $.79, (50 lb. bag) Red
potatoes $1.37. Corn King
Bacon $.45 (1 lb.)
The Red Front had Frigidare
Refrigerator $344.95, Ladies
Shoes $4.88, Ladies purses
$1.95, Men’s Sport Coats
$19.95, Boys Sport Shirts
$1.39, and Boys Sweaters
$1.95.
“Train up a Child...”
By: Pat Lamb
Phone: 417-338-0959
Questions or Comments: e-mail - [email protected]
Children Learn Better in Chunks
A term that has come to use fairly recently in education circles is “chunk learning”. It simply means
that it is better to teach children a little at a time than to try to teach the entire amount that the children
need to know all at once. Chunk learning results in less confusion on the part of the child. The child
is able to master parts of a subject and build on those parts to learn more. Learning by chunks usually
results in more accuracy and thoroughness and is easier for the child.
When we expect a child to learn too much all at once, the child is inclined to become frustrated and
confused. There is no pleasure in confusion. The resulting tendency is to give up and not try at all. The learning will be haphazard and the child is apt to retain only bits and pieces of the subject and feel
no sense of accomplishment. When a child can feel that something has truly been accomplished, the
sense of satisfaction motivates him/her to continue making effort. On the other hand, it is discouraging
to be confused and not feel a sense of having done a job well.
Most things, and especially math, build on foundations of needed knowledge. The “chunks” in learning become building blocks for a foundation of further learning. It is distressing to see students try to
do algebra, geometry, or other math without knowing the basics of the multiplication tables or how to
borrow and carry in subtraction and addition.
Even though there are calculators, children need to be able to understand the reasons behind the procedures. If these building blocks are taught thoroughly in chunks, children will have no trouble later in
higher levels of math. The same is true in other subject areas as well, but is seen more plainly in math.
When we break down required learning into small pieces, a child can concentrate on doing a better
job and not feel so rushed to get a big amount done. A real problem in our society now is a lack of accuracy in work being performed. We need to teach our children to do neat and accurate work. Sloppiness should not be allowed. If we require a small amount of work, we can feel free to require a greater
amount of accuracy.
As we work with children to set goals for the upcoming year, we would be wise to set short term goals
containing “chunks” that can be accomplished. It is better for the children to do a little bit right than
a whole lot wrong. Children should not just set a goal of completing homework, for example, but the
goal should be to do a certain amount of it perfectly according to the child’s ability. If a child is behind
in school, it is a good idea to find where the child got off track and go back and take things one step at
a time making sure the child understands and accomplishes what is needed. If more time is needed,
home schedules should be adjusted to provide that time and make sure it is not wasted. When children
can take things one step at a time and do each step well, they will enjoy a real sense of accomplishment
and learn much more in the long run.
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 2015
Crane Chronoicle/ Stone County REpublican
Faith and Worship
Newsletter From Mt. Olive Church
Happy New Year everyone,
I hope this year is better for all of you than ever before.
Our Nativity Scenes display is over, and now comes the fun of
packing them all away. I hope you realize that when I said it was
fun, that I might have been stretching the truth just a little.
Pastor Jeff and his family were on vacation this past week and
we had Reverend Glyn Davies as our speaker. We always enjoy
having Glyn with us. His messages are always inspiring and truth
be known, we love his accent. He probably thinks it is all of us
who have the accent, but we know different.
I think I mentioned before that we were able to help 20 families
with Christmas baskets. We always feel blessed when we are able
to help anyone who needs it.
In closing, when told the reason for daylight savings time the
old Indian said, "Only the Federal Government would believe that
you could cut a foot off the top of a blanket, sew it to the bottom,
and have a longer blanket."
Christine
Morning
Star Baptist
(Revelations 22:16)
All are welcome to Worship
Jesus with us!
Bible Study at 9:30am
Worship at 10:30am & 5pm
69 Butterfield Trail Rd.
State Highway 413
Pastor Gary Stewart
(417) 744-2901 (H)
(417) 723-0315
Church
Southern Baptist Church
Established in 1997
Classes for all ages:
9:30-10:15 am
6:00-7:00 pm
Wednesday 7:00-8:00 pm
(417)723-5273
Sunday School...............................10:00 am
Sunday Morning Worship..............11:00 am
Sunday Evening Service..................6:30 pm
Wednesday Evening Service............7:00 pm
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Wednesday Meal 6:00-6:50 pm
Pastor
Pastor
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Gregg Boll
Jason
Jan. 2 - Fri
Karty Burbridge
Jan. 4 - Sun.
Ernie Fausett
Jan. 9-10
Dennis Smith
Jan. 11- Sun
Bill Rice
Jan. 16
Singing & Supper
Jan. 18 - Sun
Cody Cypret
Jan. 23 - Fri
Denny McCrorey
Jan. 25 - Fri
Sun. Charles Smith
Jan. 30 - Fri
Dolores McCrorey
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S. Hwy 13, Crane
HORSE CREEK
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Pastor: Wayne Blades
Church Phone: 417-723-5821 • Home: 417-840-3833
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“A Southern Baptist Church Serving God & the community since 1906 “
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Monday- Psalm 1, Matthew 1:1-25, Genesis 1:1-2-2:17
Tuesday - Psalm 2:1-12, Matthew 2:1-18, Genesis 2:18-4:16
Wednesday - Psalm 3:1-8, Matthew 2:19-3:17, Genesis 4:17-6:22
Thursday - Proverbs 1:1-17, Matthew 4:1-22, Genesis 7:1-9:17
Friday - Psalm 4:1-8, Matthew 4:23-5:20, Genesis 9:18-11:9
Saturday - Psalm 5:1-12, Matthew 5:21-42, Genesis 11:10-13:18
Sunday - Psalm 6:1-10, Matthew 5:43-6:24, Genesis 14:1-16:16
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 2015
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Obituaries
Blaine E. Rantz
husband, David Besch of Reeds
Spring, Missouri; a son, Peter
Besch of Petersburg, Illinois;
a daughter, Julia Pombert of
Bloomingdale, Illinois; sister,
Sue Kavetas of New Canaan,
Connecticut; five grandchildren
and four great grandchildren.
No local services are planned.
Cremation was under the direction of Stumpff Funeral HomeSouth Kimberling City, Missouri.
Jerry L Haines
(Correction)
Blaine E. Rantz, son of Lester and Ruby (Riott) Rantz was
born March 10, 1941 in Stone
County, Missouri and departed
this life December 20, 2014 in
his home at the age of 73.
Blaine married Sue Eutsler in
1962 and to this union a daughter was born, Michelle. Sue precedes Blaine in death. In 2001,
Blaine married Perianne Flood
who survives him. Blaine was
an avid fisherman, a well known
brick layer throughout the area,
a member of Bass Masters, and
a Shriner and 32nd degree Mason. He enjoyed the outdoors,
especially hunting and loved to
watch his grandson play baseball and basketball. Blaine was
a lifelong resident of the area
and was of the Baptist faith.
Blaine is survived by his wife,
Perianne of Galena; a daughter
Michelle and her husband Mark
Holt of Reeds Spring ; his mother Rudy Rantz of Reeds Spring,
Missouri; 3 step children, Merri
Anne Merlo of Kansas City,
Mandy Brumley of Rolla and
Stacey Brumley of Galena; a
brother, Stanley Rantz of Reeds
Spring; a sister, Joann and her
husband, Don Davis of Galena;
a grandson, Austin Holt; 4 step
grandsons, Joey and Alec Merlo, Ayden Peterson and Noah
Adam; and a host of other relatives and friends.
A visitation was held from
6:00-8:00 p.m. Monday, December 22nd in Stumpff Funeral Home-South, Kimberling
City. Funeral services were
held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 23rd in Spokane First
Baptist Church, Spokane, MO
with Randy Harwood officiating. Burial was in Eisenhour
Cemetery under the direction of
Stumpff Funeral Home-South,
Kimberling City, MO.
In leiu of flowers, contribution
can be made to Shriners Hospital.
Dolores L Besch
Dolores L. Besch, Reeds
Spring, Missouri, daughter of
Chester and Florence (Reed)
King, was born May 6, 1934 in
Chicago, Illinois and departed
this life December 21, 2014 in
Springfield, Missouri at the age
of 80.
Dolores was a homemaker
moving to the area in 2002 from
Stockton, California.
Dolores is survived by her
Jerry L. Haines, Lampe, Missouri, son of John and Virginia
(May) Haines, was born April
13, 1940 in Hutchinson, Kansas
and departed this life December
19, 2014 in Springfield, Missouri at the age of 74.
Jerry was a retired furniture
store owner moving to the area
in 1981 from Haven, Kansas.
Jerry was preceded in death
by his wife, Sharon; his beloved
parents, grandfather, brother
and uncle.
Survivors include: two sons,
Scott Haines of Lampe, Missouri and Pat Haines of San Antonio, Texas; a daughter, Shari
Daly of Peculiar, Missouri; a
brother Chuck Haines of Haven, Kansas; a sister Joneen
Hale of Kansas City, Missouri;
five grandchildren and two great
grandchildren.
No services are planned at this
time. Cremation was under the
direction of Stumpff Funeral
Home-South Kimberling City,
Missouri.
Ben Loftin
Ben Loftin, Reeds Spring,
Missouri, son of Lester and
Maggy (Evans) Loftin was born
February 8, 1923 in Mineral
Springs, Missouri and departed
this life Sunday December 21,
2014 at the age of 91.
Ben was a World War II veteran, a life-long farmer and mail
carrier. He enjoyed singing and
until recently still performed
solos at the Keystone Baptist
Church where he was a member.
He was a man of faith and he felt
secure in the certainty of receiving God’s grace.
Ben is survived by his wife,
Betty of 67 years; four sons,
Joe and wife, Cheryl; David
and wife, Paula; John and wife,
Debbie; and Paul and wife, Susan; 13 grandchildren, Adam,
Jason, Ryan, Quinn, Devin,
Dani, Clint, John, Caleb, Hannah, and Sarah Loftin, Crystal
Hornibrook and Brian Reed; and
8 great grandchildren, Brenna,
Cian, and Fionn Manion; Hazel
and Ben Moorefield; Elie Wade;
and Claire and Josh Hornibrook
Visitation was Saturday, December 27, 2014 from 10:00
a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Stumpff
Funeral Home-South in Kimberling City, Missouri with services to following at 11:00 a.m.
Services and cremation are
under the direction of Stumpff
Funeral Home-South of Kimberling City, Missouri.
Billy Floyd Beckel
Billy Floyd Beckel, age 77,
of Galena, Missouri, passed
away Wednesday, December
24, 2014 at home. He was born
September 14, 1937, in Ft.
Smith, Arkansas. Bill was the
son of Edwin Sterling Beckel
and Marie (Patterson) Beckel.
Arrangements and cremation
are under the direction of
Cremations of the Ozarks.
Bill proudly served our nation
in the U.S. Air Force. He trained
dogs and he loved to travel in
his RV with his loving wife,
Julie. Bill was a huge Arkansas
Razorback fan. He was a great
Dad and Grandpa Bill. He
enjoyed music and even played
guitar from time to time. Bill
Beckel will be missed by all
who knew and loved him.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; his first wife,
Brunhilde Beckel; a brother,
Edwin Reid Beckel; and a sister,
Ida Delores Givens.
Bill is survived by his wife,
Julie Green Beckel of the home;
a daughter, Catrina Horton of
Springdale, Arkansas; three
grandchildren, Amber Selby
and husband Eric of Ft. Smith,
Arkansas, Nicholas Robbins of
Springdale, Arkansas, and Ian
Horton of Rogers, Arkansas; two
step-children, Timothy Luhrsen
and wife Michelle of Galena,
Missouri, and Melissa Micari
of Rolling Meadows, Illinois;
six step-grandchildren, Erik
and wife Paula, Amanda, Elias,
Emily, Matthew, and Alicia; a
great-grandchild, Connor Selby;
two step-great-grandchildren,
Landen and Kaden Luhrsen; and
his beloved dog, Smokey.
A memorial service will be
held 11:30 am, Friday, January
2, 2015, at Prince of Peace
Lutheran Church, Springfield,
Missouri, with Pastor Katherine
Hayes officiating. Inurnment
will follow at Missouri Veterans
Cemetery. In lieu of flowers,
memorial donations may be
made to Soldier on Service Dogs
www.soldieronservicedogsinc.
org/donations in memory of
Bill. For online condolences
please visit our website www.
cremationsoftheozarks.com.
Robert Lenn Mabe
On May 28, 1960, in Mountain Grove, Missouri, Robert
Lenn was born to Richard Mabe
and Virginia L. Blacketer Mabe.
He passed away at 2:30 a.m. on
Thursday, December 25, 2014 at
Mercy Hospital in Aurora, Missouri at age 54.
He attended school in Moutain
Grove and was a factory worker.
On December 12, 1991 in the
court house in Houston, Missouri, he was married to his
sweetheart of nine years, the
former Sheila Wingo, and to this
union their son, Andrew Paul
Mabe was born.
He was a very loving husband,
father, and son. One of his greatest loves was for his family and
taking care of them. He will be
missed by his many loved ones.
He was preceded in death by
his father, and his paternal and
maternal grandparents.
He and his family moved to
Marionville 15 years ago from
the Mountain Grove area.
His survivors include his beloved wife, Sheila of the home,
his son, Andy, also of the home,
his mother Virginia Mabe and
four brothers and sisters-in-law,
Ricky and Mary Lee Mabe,
Richard Jr. and Colleen Mabe,
Ray and Melissa Mabe and
Randy and Tammy Mabe. All of
Mountain Grove, several nieces
and nephews, uncles, and aunts
and a host of other relatives and
friends will sadley miss him.
Cremation was under the director of the Williams Funeral
Home of Marionville, Missouri.
Memorial services will be announced at a later date.
Karen Jane (Janie)
Missildine
Brook Dillon; and a niece Jana
Neufeld (Brian) of Hutchinson. Survivors also include
many grandchildren and loving
friends.
Jane was preceded in death by
an infant daughter and her parents.
Celebration of Life services
was Wednesday, December 31,
2014 at 1 pm, in Adams Funeral
Home, Nixa, with a visitation to
follow. A celebration of life will
be held at 1:00 P.M., Saturday,
January 3, 2014, at Hope and
Life Center, Hutchinson, KS.
Memorials may be made to
The Blues Society of the Ozarks
and Cause for Paws, in care of
Adams Funeral Home.
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Karen Jane (Janie) Missildine,
age 63, passed away Friday, December 26, 2014 at her home in
Highlandville. She was born in
Norfolk, Nebraska, July 8, 1951
to Ward and Louise Anderson.
She was a graduate of Hutchinson High School in 1969 and attended Hutchinson Community
College, Hutchinson, Kansas.
In 1977 she married Michael
Courtney. They later divorced.
In 1993 she married John Missildine. Jane had many talents
including antiques, decorating,
and organizing activities for The
Blues Society of the Ozarks,
where she served on the board
of directors. Jane was a member
of the Golden Avenue Baptist
Church, Springfield. She will be
remembered for her great sense
of humor and her avid love for
animals and nature.
Survivors include John, of the
home; daughters, Chelle Allen,
and Mindy Crowe; sons, Mike
Courtney Jr. (Stephanie) of
Texas, and Matthew Courtney
of Springfield; Sisters, Reba Jo
Gunzinger and Ruby Kay Lee
(Virgil) of Hutchinson; Nephews, Scott and Tim Peters, and
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Crane Chronoicle/ Stone County REpublican
Shelter Insurance,
Co.
Merry Christmas & Happy New
Year!
From Vicki May and Staff of the
Stone County Collector’s Office
Merry Christmas
&
Happy New Year!
into the house, they saw the
young child with Mary his
mother, and fell down, adn
worshipped him: and when they
had opened their treasures, they
presented unto him gofts: gold,
frankincense, and myrrh...”
St, Matthew 2:11
Lefty’s Pump
&
Drilling Company
From Judy Berkstresser,
Stone County Clerk/
Election Authority
& Staff
503 Hwy D
417-723-5979
Cook Motor Company
From all of us at the
Crane Chronicle/
Stone County Republican:
Jamie, Judy, Bree & Deborah
153 Hwy 60
Billings, MO
(417) 694-2400
Brad and Michele Cook
Owners
Family Owned
Happy Holidays
& Thank you for
allowing us to serve you!
Merry Christmas
and
Happy New Year!
Johnson’s Service
Station
723-5910
Spring Creek
Pizza & Cafe
723-8816
G.O.N.E. Processing
We kill ‘em...You grill ‘em
417-357-8321
Merry Christmas
&
Happy New Year!
Hudson Tire
Service
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas
&
Happy New Year!
BE SURE
TO VOTE!
“ And when they were come
In the spirit of Christmas, we’d like to wish you
and your loved ones the gifts of hope, peace,
harmony, and joy.
For the gift of your friendship we are truely
blessed.
For unto you is born this
day in the city of David a
Savior, which is
Christ the Lord.
Luke 2:11
Vicki May, Anna Burk, Janice Wilson,
Jennifer Dickerson, Christie Faucett, Luanne Hart
& Susie Essary
106 A Courtney Lane
Crane, MO
417-723-5394
Merry Christmas and
Happy New Year!
Crane Mini Storage
Merry Christmas
and
Happy New Year
The Stone County Circuit Clerk’s Office would
like to wish each and
everyone a very Merry
Christmas
and
Best
Wishes
Merry Christmasfor a
& Happy Happy
New Year!
and Prosperous New
Year from :
[email protected]
Stone County Public Administrator
Merry Christmas
&
Happy New Year!
Circuit Clerk Debbie Scobee,
Judge Alan Blankenship,
Assoc. Judge Mark Stephens
and Staff:
Cheryl Tittsworth, Mechelee
Lebow, Charolette Southord,
Nancy Harman, Brenda
Stone County
Henry,
Jenny Assessor
Cunnyngham,
Robbie
Lakins,
Stacy WilBrad
Hudson
& Staff
liams, Beth Thompson,
Casaundra Maier, Robbie
Lakins,
&
Samantha Phillips
From Wendy Metcalf and Staff
Crossroads
Mini Storage
Hwy. 173 & 248
417-723-0226
HO...HO...
723-8211
HOpe It’s Merry! Danny’s Pizza 1
Clever
Merry Christmas
and
Happy New Year!
Family Salon
Marionville
Merry Christmas and
Happy New Year
Merry Christmas!
Randy
Gayle
Delma
Lauren
Nick
Kay
258-2541
Whitney Foster Anderson
Allstate Insurance Company
Here’s hoping the Christmas season brings you
lots of goodies and happy
memories with fami;y and
friends. Thanks so much for
your loyal patronage. We
look foreward to seeing you
next year.
Walker Realty and Insurance
723-5286
Crane, MO
Nifty Cuts
Smart Insurance
American Family
Insurance
Main St., Crane
417-723-8013
Joyce Kuhs
Owner-Operator
723-0115
417-844-7391
Stone County
Treasurer
Merry Christmas and
Happy NewYear!
Sparkies
Home Furnishings
3160 Nightshade Blvd.
Merry Christmas adn
Happy New Year!
743-3278
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year
From All Of Us At:
Kristi Stephens,
Sue Tichenor
723-5697
3649 East Sunshine Street
Springfield, MO
Phone 417-896-5502
[email protected]
Auto, Home, Business, Life
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth
peace, goodwill toward men.
Porter’s Supermarket
723-5700
With exceeding great joy, we
wish you and your family all
the blessings of this
holy season.
For the blessing of your
frendship, we remain
forever grateful.
Luke 2:14
Lakeland
Pharmacy,
Crane, MO
723-5241
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Thank you for the privilege and pleasure of serving you.
We look foreward to your continued business!
Mountain Grove:
923-5151
Ava:683-4186
Gainesville: 679-3080
Theodosia: 273-0005
Sparta:
634-6000
Marshfield:
859-2031
Crane: 723-5222
Galena:
357-6132
Kissee Mills:
546-7700
Rockaway Beach:
Springfield:
Will Vaught Auto
41604 State Hwy 413
Crane, MO
417-723-1100
Merry Christmas and Happy
New Year!
561-8700
887-0090
Westrip
Movie Connection
103 South St., Crane
Walles Pump Service
Funeral Home
Merry Christmas
and Happy New Year!
723-5255
417-369-3801 or
417-748-3303
Merry Christmas
and
Happy New Year
Larry, Tena, Lauren, and Staff
723-5991
Crane Family Dentistry
King’s Ranch
Steakhouse and Grill
Crane, MO
723-0723
Foster Auction
&
Appraisal Service
417-723-83294
417-839-6860
204 N Commerce
Crane, MO
Merry Christmas and
Happy New Year!
Merry Christmas and
Happy New Year!
Remember The Reason For The Season!
Merry Christmas!
From
723-1723
Mark W. Maples,
Northern Stone County Commissioner
V-Mar Farm Store
Law Office of Mark Rundel
Merry Christmas and
Happy New Year!
Wishing All A
Merry Christmas and
Happy New Year
Crane, MO
723-8811
Galena, MO
417-357-6180
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 2015
Crane Chronoicle/ Stone County REpublican
Stone County Agriculture
Critter of the week : Dunlin
The 2015 No MOre Trash! Contest
By Francis Skalicky
Missouri Department of Conservation
Species: Dunlin Scientific name: Calidris alpina Nicknames: Red-backed sandpiper
Species: Dunlin
Scientific name: Calidris alpina
Nicknames:
Red-backed
sandpiper
Claim to fame: Dunlins
are one of several types of
shorebirds that can be seen
on Ozarks mudflat areas in
fall and winter. This starlingsized bird spend its spring and
summer months in its breeding
and nesting range in the Arctic
and sub-Arctic regions of North
America. In fall and winter, it
migrates to this region and other
areas in the central and southern
United States.
Species
status:
North
America’s Dunlin population
is stable at present, but some
biologists fear it’s declining
because of the disappearance of
wetland habitats in some parts
of its range.
First discovered: The first
scientific description of the
dunlin was written in 1758 by the
famed naturalist Carl Linnaeus.
Dunlins are also found in several
areas of Europe, a fact evident
by their name, which combines
the Celtic words “dun” (dune or
hill) and “linne” (pool or pond).
Family matters: Dunlins
belong to the bird family
Scolopacidae, a large group
which includes a number of
shorebird species.
Length: between eight and
nine inches (wing-span of 17
inches)
Diet: Dunlins eat mollusks,
worms and crustaceans. It moves
along mudflat areas bobbing its
head in a “sewing machine”
motion as it methodically picks
food items out of the mud.
Dunlins in Arctic regions have,
on occasion, been observed
ingesting lemming teeth. It’s
presumed this is used as a
source of calcium for eggshell
formation. (This trait is not
unique to dunlins; several other
shorebird species have also been
observed doing this.)
Weight: between two and
three ounces
Distinguishing characteristics:
In winter, dunlins are grayishbrown above with whitish
breasts. In breeding plumage,
it has a large black area on its
belly, a rufous cap and a rufous
back. Juvenile dunlins have
reddish back, a more “scaly”
appearance to its back feathers
and brownish-black splotches
on the belly. Like all shorebirds,
it has a longer bill which is wellsuited for digging invertebrate
creatures out of muddy shores
of lakes and wetland areas. A
dunlin’s call is something of a
raspy “krreee.”
Life span: information not
available
Habitat: Dunlins breed in
wet coastal tundra. They winter
along
mudflats,
estuaries,
marshes, flooded fields, sandy
beaches and shores of lakes and
ponds.
Life cycle: Courtship and
mating occur in the northern
reaches of the continent in late
spring and summer. The nest is
a shallow scrape on the ground
lined with vegetation, into
which two to six eggs are laid
and incubated by both parents.
Both parents feed the young for
a few days. After that, the young
begin to feed themselves. Young
dunlins are able to fly in less
than a month.
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If you don’t think there’s
a need to pick up trash in
Missouri’s outdoors, consider
this:
From 2009 to 2013 (the
most recent years for which
figures are available), 7,948,000
pounds of trash was removed
from the state’s streams by
Missouri Stream Teams. Put
another way, that’s almost 4,000
tons in only five years. Take into
consideration that this figure
doesn’t count the trash picked
up at streams by other entities
(state agencies, water-quality
groups, private citizens, etc.)
Also, take into account that not
all trash was removed from state
waterways. Finally, remember
this figure just applies to trash
found in and around streams –
it doesn’t count the litter found
in forests, prairies and other
outdoor areas in Missouri.
Put all this together and it
becomes clear why the Missouri
Department of Conservation
(MDC) and the Missouri
Department of Transportation
(MoDOT) co-sponsor the No
MOre Trash! contest annually
for elementary, middle school
and home school students in
grades K-8. It’s hoped these
efforts instill an environmental
ethic in youths that rubs off on
their parents, too.
The 2015 No MOre Trash!
event is the “Yes You CAN
Make Missouri Litter-Free”
trash can decorating contest.
Participating school classes and
groups will participate in the
fight against litter by decorating
and displaying a large trash can
with the “No MOre Trash!” logo
and a litter-prevention message
using a variety of creative
media.
This annual contest is part
of the state’s No MOre Trash!
statewide litter campaign. This
partnership between MDC and
MoDOT, along with thousands
of volunteers, is working to
prevent and reduce litter in
Missouri through education,
prevention
and
clean-up
activities.
Schools may submit one entry
in each competition category;
K-2, 3-5, and 6-8. Entries are
judged based on creativity,
adherence to contest rules and
effective use of theme and logo.
First-place winners from each
competition category receive
$200 awarded to the sponsoring
schools. All first-place winners
are then eligible for a grand prize
of a trophy and $600 awarded to
the sponsoring school.
There is no entry fee for the
contest. Participating school
groups must submit a completed
entry form online with up to
three photos to nomoretrash.org
by Friday, March 13. Contest
rules, entry forms, logo, past
contest entries and winners and
educational information can also
be found at nomoretrash.org
The solution to Missouri’s
litter problem seems like
an easy one – don’t do it.
Whenever
you’re
fishing,
floating or camping, don’t
throw trash on the landscape.
Many Missourians care about
conserving forests, fish and
wildlife and adhere to that
practice. However, as evidenced
by the numbers at the beginning
of this article, some people need
occasional reminders of how
great and fragile our outdoor
resources are.
In addition to providing
aesthetic benefits to the
landscape, cleaning up litter
helps the wildlife. Fouling water,
providing toxic food choices and
providing potentially dangerous
entrapment opportunities are
among the problems discarded
trash pose for wildlife.
According
to
the
Environmental
Protection
Agency, the average Americans
generates 4.3 pounds of solid
waste per day. Based on
this average and the state’s
population of approximately
six million people, Missouri
accounts for more than 25
million pounds of garbage in
one day. Making sure garbage
doesn’t end up in our outdoors
is one of the goals of “No MOre
Trash!”
More information about
“No MOre Trash!” and other
state environmental awareness
efforts can be found at www.
missouriconservation.org
or
www.modot.org
Francis Skalicky is the media
specialist for the Missouri
Department of Conservation’s
Southwest Region. For more
information about conservation
issues, call 417-895-6880.
Crane Chronoicle/ Stone County REpublican
My How Things Have Changed In The Ozarks!
Evelyn Allen Fullerton,
Taney County News
Another year is about to pass away. A new year will begin. It is hard to believe that it is 2015. God
only knows what this year holds for each of us.
My faith is anchored in God’s word. I will just try to take one day at a time. I know it is easier said
than done. I am concerned about the future, because the crime rate is rising around us.
It has been a year since my Coco kitty came to live at my house. Her five kittens have all got big. The
first one born, Joe is happy at Jimmy and Linda’s house. He still remembers my voice. When I visit
their home he sits on my lap and I talk to him. The next two, Bob and Bill are happy at Ronda and John
Lawler’s house at Hollister. My two, Samantha and Baby are such lovers of me, their Mommy. Coco,
Mommy is happy resting in her favorite chair.
Spring and summer 1950
Wallace asked me to come to his home and meet his Mom and Dad. His Mom was in a wheelchair.
She had crippling arthritis. His Mom was Martha and his Dad was Lige. I had met Ruby Wallace, his
sister many years ago. There was David, Wallace’s older Sister, and Son, Christian, living with them.
Mildred and Millard, twins who were still at home. The house had a big log room with an upstairs for
sleeping. A room built of oak lumber added on the front end for a living room. I enjoyed being there.
Ruby was fixing dinner when we got there.
About two weeks had passed, and I asked Dad if he could take me to Old Matt’s Cabin to talk to them
about my job.
Mom, Edna, and Ella ran the store while we were gone. They seemed glad to see me. I asked if they
wanted me to work for them this summer, and they said, “yes.” Their conversation was how they had
decided to open up the big rustic house they lived in as a museum. The house would have to be cleaned
before nine a.m. It would be called, Shepherd of the Hills Museum. Mary had collected a lot of Rose
O’Neill dolls, pictures and other things Rose O’Neill had created. The dinning room would be the Rose
O’Neill Room.
The summer before I had learned from Mrs. Trimble about her interest in buying things other people
had collected. There was a company who had a copyright to make the bisque Kewpie doll in Germany.
Mary Trimble had access to them. She had some to sell to collectors.
Mary asked me if I had a friend who would be interested in working there. They would need more
help. I told them about my friend, Merle Hedrick. I would let her know to come and talk to them. I was
excited about this.
Mary said she was raising my wages $5.00, and I would be paid $20.00 per week, and room and
board.
On Sunday afternoon, I asked Efton to drive me to Merle’s house. I was excited to tell her about them
wanting to hire another young woman. We would be sharing the bedroom upstairs.
The Marvel Cave and Old Matt’s Cabin did not open up until the last week of May. On May 30th it
was Memorial Day. That weekend a lot of people came to the area to see the dogwoods and red buds.
The next Sunday, Merle and her Mom and Dad came to church at Reeds Spring. Merle said her Mom
and Dad, Tressie and Elbert had taken her to talk to the Trimbles. They had hired her. I was happy to be
working with someone who was like my Sister.
There were two more businesses going into Branson from Old Matt’s Cabin. At the west edge was
an area known as Mutton Hollow. A couple had built an old log cabin. Their last name was Decerach.
The cabin was a replica of the Jim Lane Cabin. Jim had a Daughter, Sammy. They were two leading
people in the book, Shepherd of the Hills. Old Matt and Aunt Molly along with their Son, young Matt,
and Grandson, little Pete.
The Jim Lane Cabin was near where the original sat when Harold Bell Wright came to the southern
Ozarks. He lived on the hilltop in a tent. It was on the edge of Old Matt’s cornfield.
On the opposite side of the highway, then 80, was a log house. The couple who lived there were, John
and Emma Coddie.
They turned the large living room into a restaurant. Emma had a name among local people as being
a very good cook.
Echo From Mockingbird Hill
Barbara Parsons
707 Murry Ave., Crane Mo., 65633 • 417-723-5708
December 24, 2014, a snowy morning on Mockingbird Hill. It is misting rain and snow, but suppose
to warm up for Christmas Day.
Psalms 37:1-6 Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers
of iniquity. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb. Trust in the
Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. Delight thyself also in
the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit they way unto the Lord; trust also
in him; and he shall bring it to pass. And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and they
judgment as the noonday.
What a nice surprise, I had on December 19, my friend, Shirley Henry called and stated that she had
baked so I went down to pick up my delicious coconut cream pie. Thank you so much Shirley for the
tasty coconut cream pie. It was still hot and so delicious.
What a wonderful Christmas celebration we had on December 22, 2014 in the home of Rusty and
Orvilene Reel. Orvilene prepared a delicious meal consisting of a chicken casserole, green beans,
several different salads, chips, corn on the cob, as well as several other dishes. Dessert looked
delicious, but I had to leave early to go to work for Oxford Health Care. She had homemade fudge
and peanut brittle candy too. Gifts and Christmas cards were exchanged. Those enjoying the afternoon
were: Margaret Schwab, Barbara Chitwood, Wanda Hackley, Delores Shiveley, Donna Ellis, Barbara
Parsons, as well as the host and hostess, Orvilene and Rusty Reel. Happy Birthday wishes go out to
Rusty Reel December 27, and Angie Hurd December 28. Happy, Happy Anniversary to my son, Terry
and his wife, Marilyn December 28.
If you can’t sleep, don’t count sheep. Talk to the Shepherd.
Auf Wiedersehen
THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 2015
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 2015
Rohlman’s Ramblings
Donna Rohlman
16167 St Hwy 14, Marionville, MO. 65705
Poppa had his Basal Cell Carcinoma removed this week, and is
doing very well even though I am the one changing the bandage
every day. We are thankful everything went so smoothly.
I hope you had a wonderful holiday. Poppa and I did. We saw
both boys and their families. And they all went home early, except
the one who lives with us. We were happy, but don’t tell them that.
The Christmas Eve church service was very nice, although for some
reason, I thought it was a group meeting at the Baptist Church in
Billings, but when I got there the church was dark, and no one was
there. Okay, I will just drive around and look at the lights. Whoa,
ho, the Methodist Church was all lit up, and there were cars around
it, and so I went in. I do not know where I got the idea that our
service was to be at the Baptist Church in Billings, but that is just
normal me. At least I got there and it was a candle lit service, and I
did not burn myself or anyone else. Then I went to look at the lights,
they are very pretty and I enjoy them.
After lunch on Christmas Eve, some of the kids were going
shopping. I personally do not approve of shopping on Christmas
Eve, but no one asked me. But it triggered a thought. What if all
the stores and restaurants and Wal-Mart, and everything closed for
a week at Christmas, including texting, cell phones, and Internet
services. Would it cause rioting and chaos, or would people deal.
I think the riot and chaos. The younger generations seem to me to
have to go somewhere every day. Then I wondered how I would
do, if everything closed down. I think I could do fine, but if it were
winter, I would probably be very hard to live with by the fourth or
fifth day. But, wouldn’t the people who have to work this week be
happy to have the time off. I thought about what would actually be
the worst thing to happen. I would probably run out of Pepsi, and
that would not be good. But, I do think I would live and be okay at
my age. I can truly say I have done it before back in my younger
years, (you know the Stone Age) when there were snows a foot or
so deep and no snowplow. Good grief, what am I rambling about,
the good old days. I must be older than I thought.
Margo and I had dinner at McAlister’s the other day. We enjoy
going there occasionally. They have good food, and during the
week it is not too crowded. We were going to look at the lights, but
it was raining so we went to Mama Jeans in Springfield instead.
That is a good health food store on Republic road, and they have a
lot of Gluten free stuff. This week I tried the corn dogs, and sad to
say, I was not impressed, but I know they are difficult to make, so I
did not complain too much.
Some day’s aggravation is just a pain. I was embroidering, and
I dropped my needle. I had used all the thread, so it was just the
needle. I carefully held up the cloth so that the needle would fall
in the front of the chair. It did not. I searched my lap. No needle.
I was afraid to move because needles hurt if you jab yourself. I
kept looking. Finally I got up and searched the chair. No needle.
Now I am thoroughly aggravated. I am afraid to sit in my chair for
sitting down, I might sit on the needle, and I could get a vision of
going to the emergency room to have a needle removed from my
bottom, and a tetanus shot. Can you imagine how the staff would
laugh? I can. Now I can’t find my needle, and I can’t sit in the chair.
Poppa did not laugh, but he did go get a magnet, and we covered
the chair and still no needle. Now I was mad. It did not help. I will
find that needle. I gently eased myself into the chair. No needle. I
wiggled, no needle. I dug another needle out of the box, and started
to work. There on the cloth where I was working was the needle.
I had dropped it there and it had stuck. All this time, it had been
right where it was supposed to be. The only reason I did not throw
the whole thing away was because, that is my favorite embroidery
needle, and the cloth I was making is too expensive and pretty. It
only took me half an hour to get the mad fit out of my system.
A Christmas Wreath For Our
Veterans
Danny Bolin giving his Christmas Wreath to our Veterans
Crane Chronoicle/ Stone County REpublican
South On PP
Submitted: Stan White
I am sure hoping everyone had a very Merry Christmas, and your New Year is great too. I don’t
write all that much around the holidays, as sometimes I get carried away with some strange nonsense
that might distract from the good holidays. Then when we get all the family together, including nine
hundred grandkids, my mind sort of goes blank, not that it’s too stable anyway, and I seek shelter in my
gun shop where I have told the kids that a large packrat that attacks kids resides.
The packrat tale is somewhat true, although the part about attacks on small children may be stretching
things a bit, a war may start if he keeps stealing things out of my shop. I was loading some shotgun
shells for one of our locals (more about this fellow later), and out of the corner of my eye I saw him,
(I am assuming it’s a male) sneaking along the baseboard with one of my empty shot shells. I jumped
up and yelled, and he dropped the shell and ran in behind a large gun case while I was trying to whack
him with a straw broom without success. That’s when I discovered his nest or home or maybe he was
thinking about starting a pawnshop, cause you have never seen such a mess.
I got where I could see a little bit behind the case, and there was a packrat house about two feet high,
and he had even used two of my lower bookshelves to make it wide and cozy. I finally was able to move
the gun safe out about a foot, which to say that darn thing weighs way too much, and there he was with
his head sticking out of a least a 100 pounds of insulation he had removed from the walls, and even part
of my broom straw I had in my hands. He darted to his left and I swung to my right and missed him
completely, but he did figure he had a better chance in the well house, which is attached to the shop,
and from there I lost him, which I guess he won that round. But, I had his home and half my store back
in merchandise, which I might add took me over an hour to clean up.
I’ve always heard that packrats like shiny things, and will steal whatever meets the fancy of their
eye. Well this guy was different as he stole a little bit of everything shiny or not. He had stored away
at least one hundred rounds of my empty shotgun shells, about twenty rounds of rifle shells, and had
even got in some of my fishing jigs with hooks and shirts, that I had been looking for all summer, and
stuffed them in his nest. He had also been busy outside gathering acorns and hickory nuts, which he
had stored in one of my shell boxes and there must have been at least two hundred or more of them.
Why, there were enough acorns to start a whole new oaks wood, if I had wanted too. Then to top that
off, I had bought some real expensive rat and mouse poison that comes in big old bars that is suppose
to be so toxic that you have to wear gloves to dispense it, and I be darn if he hadn’t gathered every bit
of the stuff and put it also in his house. I guess as a backup food supply to the acorns. Apparently toxic
means nothing to a packrat!
Now we do have somewhat of a mystery happening on PP in reference to summer deer sausage
and fruitcakes. About two weeks ago, I wrote about Rick Lafever bringing me a roll of the good deer
sausage, which I must say again was really good, and apparently some of the locals read the story and
went down to Rick’s house and asked for a roll of the stuff for their use. I guess the fellow asking had
been driving a local school bus, and had safely picked up and delivered Rick’s kids back home for
about eighteen years, and felt that Rick would be more than happy to share some great deer sausage
with him. But Rick being somewhat of a skin flint in many ways, refused the request in a I’m sure a
joking way, and the bus driver then proceeded to say fine and started to drive away, which made Rick
feel bad, and he went running along beside the bus telling this nice bus driver that he could have the
sausage, which by this time was too late, and the bus pulled away. Now to the fruitcake mystery part,
which is fruitcakes begin to show up in certain people’s mail boxes on PP, and now other certain people
are upset because they received no fruitcakes, and the story goes on. I was a little upset myself, because
I was the first tester on the sausage, and received no cake, and the way I understand it now, the people
who got the cakes surely notice that (I’m guessing here now) that someone had even taken a big bite
out of each one, I’m sure to make sure they tasted good. I myself never really have cared much for
fruitcake, but the gesture would have been nice!