March 4, 2010

Trout opener, tradition filled with memories
When Governor Jay Nixon decided to attend Monday’s trout opener at Montauk State Park, he did it for the fishing, not just the politics.

Really.

Nixon was among many dignitaries to attend the opener. Also on the guest list were new Department of Conservation Director Bob Ziehmer and Department of Natural Resources Director Mark Templeton. State Representative Jason Smith (R-Salem) and State Senator Frank Barnitz (D-Lake Spring) were also on hand, as was 76-year Montauk angler Ted Ziske of Salem, who provided the countdown before Nixon fired the pistol that started another year of trout fishing.
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Suspect from Arkansas arrested in Pharmacy burglary investigation
On Feb. 11, 2010, the Licking Police Department received a report of a burglary at St. John’s Sisk Pharmacy located on North Main Street in Licking. The burglary occurred during the night hours after the business closed on Feb. 10.
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April 6 ballot issues
Voters will have several items to cast their ballots on in the upcoming General Election on Tuesday, April 6. Poling locations will be open 6 a.m.–7 p.m. The items on the ballot include a hospital trustee, school board members (Licking does not have one up for election on this ballot), and municipal positions (alderman, trustee, mayor). In addition, Cabool is considering renewal of a sales tax.
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Block wins fifth straight Rally in the 100 Acre Wood
Ken Block and Alex Gelsomino were driving a Ford Fiesta and using Pirellis tires for the first time on gravel roads. But the end result was the same as the two finished with their fifth straight win in the two-day Rally in the 100 Acre Wood.
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2010 Alumni Banquet is May 8
Tickets are on sale now for the 2010 Licking Alumni Banquet. They are $14.00 each and must be purchased in advance. Tickets purchased after April 30 will be $19.00. You may purchase tickets at City Hall, P.O. Box 89, Licking, MO 65542.
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Texas County Sheriff’s Department in 11-hour standoff at gunpoint
During the evening hours of Feb. 25 deputies responded to a residence south of Yukon to perform a well-being check on a white male. At one point a deputy was near the back door when the male opened the door, pointed a handgun at the deputy and threatened him. The area was immediately secured. Sheriff Carl Watson and other deputies arrived a short time later.
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Oakwood Golf Course under new ownership:
Oakwood Golf Course in Houston acquired new ownership this past week. Clydie Jr. “Bud” and Linda Evans of Houston, under their entity, Evans Sports Management LLC, purchased the 68-acre property. In 2007, the previous owners, Gordon and Carolyn Ziegler, Washington, Mo., announced they were going to close the business. Businesses and area residents raised funds over the last two years to keep the facility open, but this year were unable to keep it financially viable, so Bud and Linda stepped in to purchase the facility to keep it alive.

State-wide tornado drill is Tuesday:
At 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 9, the National Weather Service will conduct the annual state-wide tornado drill. If the state is already experiencing severe weather conditions that day, the drill will be moved to Thursday, March 11. The entire drill may be completed within 15 minutes. When you hear the broadcast drill messages or outdoor warning sirens, you should practice seeking shelter. The safest shelter location is a windowless interior room in the lowest level of the building. Other safe locations at schools or businesses are basements, hallways, under staircases, and designated tornado safe rooms.

Absentee ballots:
Absentee ballots for the April 6 Municipal General Election are available in the County Clerk’s office in the Texas County Administrative Center (courthouse building) at 210 North Grand Avenue, Suite 311, Houston. Absentee voting may be done in person or by mail.

Residents wanting to vote in person can do so at the County Clerk’s office Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed during the lunch hour; and 8 a.m. to noon on the Saturday prior to the election, April 3. The offices of the County Election Authority is now located on the third (top) level of the Administrative Center.

Requests for an absentee ballot by mail can be made in person, by a guardian or by a relative within the second degree. An absentee ballot application form is also available online at the Missouri Secretary of State’s office at http://www.sos.mo.gov/forms/elections/absentee.pdf.

Persons having questions regarding the Municipal General Election are encouraged to contact Donald R. (Don) Troutman, Texas County Clerk/Election Authority at 417-967-2112 or by email at txcomo@centurytel.net.

Calendar changes:
Licking R-8 School Board voted to make up the three inclement weather days: Monday, March 8, Tuesday, March 9 dismissing at 12:45 p.m., and May 20 dismissing at 12:00 p.m. Spring break is now March 9 at 12:45 p.m., through March 10–12. School will resume on Monday, March 15.

Trail of Tears:
Trail of Tears Association Missouri Chapter will meet Saturday, March 6, at 11 a.m., at the Salem Pizza Inn. After lunch, those interested may follow by car to the Hildebrand Route in Dent County west to Montauk State Park to where it is believed the Detachment crossed the Current River about 100 miles north of where the Benge Detachment crossed the Current River into Arkansas. Allow two hours for the caravan.

It’s time to plan for the 2010 Alumni Banquet:
The date for the Alumni Banquet will be Saturday, May 8. There will be an ALUMNI MEETING on Sunday, Feb. 28, to get information from classes for the programs, and for classes to get the details needed to send out letters to their classmates. This meeting will be at 2 p.m. at the Licking First Baptist Church. If you are a graduate from 2000, 1990, 1980, 1970, 1960, etc. it would be helpful to attend so you will know what is going on. If you are a graduate from another year and your class is planning to get together at the banquet (i.e., 25 year – 1985, 35 year – 1975, etc.) please attend the meeting and notify us. For more information, you can call Linda Friend at 674-3929 or Sharon Stephens at 674-2756.

Ozark Action offers free tax preparation:
Ozark Action, Inc. is again offering assistance with figuring income taxes. There is no charge for the service and the returns are filed electronically with the IRS so refunds and credit payments should be prompt. The agency is targeting people eligible to claim the Earned Income Tax Credit, or EITC. For those eligible to claim the EITC on their tax returns it can pay the taxpayer as much as $5,657 this year in addition to any refunds.

To get assistance with the preparation of your taxes, and find out if you are eligible to claim the EITC on your tax return, contact your local Ozark Action office in Houston at (417) 967-2036. Preparation of tax returns will be on a first come first served basis.

Deaths

  • Charles Edwin Adams
  • Maxine (Pewitt) Counts
  • Randy Laine Creech
  • Marjorie B. Huss
  • Leah Little Ilsley
  • Susan Potts Yarbrough
  • Mary J. Zander

To see the death notices for the above list, see Death Notices

Full obituaries are listed in the newspaper

Coming Up:

Thursday: Licking Chamber of Commerce will meet at the Fox Firehouse at 7 p.m. Mrs. Heath’s 3rd-grade class will present their Licking Community Projects.

Sunday: Afternoon at the Museum—A Celebration of Bygone Days, 1–3 p.m., opens the seventh year at the Texas County Museum of Art and History in downtown Licking. Artist Carol DeLaney will show paintings of the lost town of Beulah. Terry Primas from Duke will present the basics of recording oral histories concluding with an interview video of the late Robert Bates from Slabtown telling moonshine stories. Refreshments will be served and everyone is welcome.

For a full listing of events,
see Coming Events