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Mound City Published & Printed in Mound City, Missouri Vol. 134, No. 1 75¢ NEWS www.moundcitynews.com Thursday • July 11 • 2013 A look inside this week... Annual Doctors leaving NW Health Services in meeting for Mound City, recruitment is underway • Page 3 State Theater Vehicle and ATV collide - Accident reports • Page 3 The State Theater Arts Hazel Rother to turn 103 • Page 4 Council is having its an- nual meeting on Tuesday, 4th of July coverage • Pages 6-9 July 16, 2013, at 4:30 p.m. All members and others Mound City school supply lists • Page 11 interested in the theater are invited and welcome to attend. Squaw Creek Wildlife Refuge Dave, left, and Shirley Jackson, right, of Mound City, MO- Were crowned Senior King and Queen on Wednesday, July 3, at the State Theater in Mound City. Elaine’s Junior Naturalist Hair Care again sponsored the crowning of the Senior King and Queen. Dawn Thom- as, granddaughter of the Jacksons, and Kennedy Thomas, great-granddaughter, of programs Des Moines, IA, were able to attend the crowning. The Squaw Creek Na- tional Wildlife Refuge near Mound City, MO, is Dave and Shirley Jackson holding environmental education programs on Thursday evenings now named Senior King and Queen through July 25. Natu- Dave and Shirley Jackson get into the basement of In 1980, Dave bought the ralists are conducting in- of Mound City, MO, were the cafe. She said that once building behind Caton Tire terpretive programs for crowned Senior King and in awhile the snakes would and Staples Auto Bath in youth as part of the 7th Queen on Wednesday eve- make it up the steps to the Mound City, where he still Junior Naturalist series. ning, July 3, at the State cafe. If Shirley would see a operates his Jackson Clean- The programs start at Theater in Mound City, MO. snake, she would run out Up business. In the past 6:30 p.m. The crowning honor is part and call Mark Armentrout 33 years, not only has he Programs coming up in- of Mound City’s 4th of July to catch it and then she washed cars, he has even clude: activities. would return to work. washed 3 horses (the horses July 11- Frogs and Dave was born in Nod- Shirley went to talk to a were going to a horse show). Other Marsh Animals: away County and graduated customer once and noticed Dave has enjoyed his work Students will learn how a from West Nodaway, where a snake by the customer’s and the people he has met biologist identifies insects he played football. He loved chair. She ran out scream- through the years. and different methods living on the farm. Shirley ing. She found out that day Shirley now fills her time used to catch them. Stu- was born, raised and gradu- that lots of men didn’t like working at the Mound City dents will also learn what ated in Mound City. Dawn snakes any better than she Public Library. She has been Sister crowns sister Bio magnification is and Thomas, and daughter, Ken- did. All patrons in the cafe there since 1988. She also why it’s very important nedy, of Des Moines, IA, left but, Dave and Wayne helps at the nursing home 2013 Miss Fourth of July to the environment. Also, were present for the crown- Tenney. They caught the with bingo and crafts. It has students will be going on ing. Dawn is a granddaugh- snake and her customers been said that she brings The 2012 Miss Fourth of July, Alex Phillips, left- a hayride around the ref- ter and Kennedy is a great- came back in to finish their homemade bread and jelly Crowned her sister, Tess Phillips, right, Miss Fourth of uge. Held in the outdoor granddaughter of the couple. lunches. for the residents and work- July 2013, during the annual Miss Fourth of July pag- classroom. In 1969, Shirley opened a In 1972, Dave and Shirley ers at the nursing home. eant that was held at the State Theater on Wednesday July 18- Take Flight- cafe and ran it for 17 years. married. Dave brought to When people in the com- night, July 3. This is the first time a sister has crowned Moths and Buterflies of The cafe was located on the the union one daughter and munity were asked about a sister Miss Fourth of July. Twenty-five years ago, Squaw Creek: Students south side of Davis Creek one son. Shirley brought two their mother, Brittany (Davis) Phillips, was crowned will learn differences be- in Mound City. During the daughters into the union. Continued to 1988 Miss Fourth of July. A family of queens has made tween moths and butter- spring, lots of snakes would They have 8 grandchildren. Page 6 Mound City history. flies and get to go on a butterfly hunt and learn what happens when using a “light sheet” at night. Held in the refuge head- quarters. 3rd Annual Truck & Tractor Pull City asks draws over 3,200 spectators residents to trim trees Residents in Mound City are being asked by city officials to trim trees which hang over the city streets and alleys. Several trees in the city limits are posing risks to vehicular traffic. In compliance with the city’s nusiance ordinance, residents are required to trim limbs back to at least the edge of the streets and 16 feet above street level. If trees are not trimmed by property owners, Mound City employees will begin trimming trees around Monday, July 15. The Mound City Firemen’s 3rd Annual Truck & Tractor Pull - Was held on Saturday, July 6. The event was very well If residents wish to trim attended, with the firemen reporting that there were roughly 3,220 spectators. The event was held on the old rodeo grounds their own trees, they are west of Mound City. Vendors lined the outside of the arena selling food, pop, beer and much more. The firemen, over the past asked to please do so be- few years, have transformed the arena into a very, very nice truck and tractor pull venue, complete with two tracks. The group fore July 15. also commented about how wonderful it is to have such great support from the community and all of the fans that came out to the annual event. The Mound City Rural Firemen are already planning for next year’s event in hopes to make it even bigger yet. For results from the pull, see page 7. (Below is a panoramic photo submitted by Randy Miller of Mound City.) Panoramic Photo By Randy Miller By Eugene Poynter Thursday, July 11, 2013 • Page 2 Remembering “4th Parade”, sitting make it. At first I was told classrooms or prayers, not the town on Flag Day. I in- here in Mound City, if one could keep alive for displayed at times when it formed him that we only do watching it go by, made a the first three days in com- should be and in some cases, that on Memorial Day at the Informal lot of memories come and bat, chances are he’d make it ignored by our own citizens? cemetery and that another go. When Betty was alive back home, but I found out With the loss of some respect organization here in town and with me at other pa- that didn’t work that way, around the world to our flag usually does it. He made the rades, it never bothered for we lost men up until the means our country has lost remark, if there was just one News Beat me, now it does. I couldn’t last day. Now as I’m older, it also. It looks like, in some day to fly it, it would surely help but think about when I can relate to how most of cases, people who come into be on Flag Day, made sense. What a week... I left home for basic train- the Japanese veterans and the U.S., whether legally or Some day maybe we can get ing in the infantry during families must feel about it not, can get by flying their the country back with what Last week, Mound City was a busy place to be. Be- WWII. I thought that was all, like we did. They, them- old country flags, because we the flag stands for, like it was tween the 4th of July Celebration activities and the bad then to leave Betty selves, would probably have don’t want to offend then, I when it was first originated, Mound City Rural Firemen’s 3rd Annual Truck and and Sharon, the folks, and liked to stay home also and guess. Without loyalty to our a nation to be represented Tractor Pull, Mound City saw its population triple. my crops in the field, but lead a normal life. The unit I flag, which is to represent again. Our stars and stripes ********** the time I was heading for was in did not take any pris- our freedom that has taken will be up flying everywhere, The 4th Blast final fundraising information is found the west coast for duty in oners, for they fought to the so many lives over the years like it used to. We need to on this page. Thank you to everyone who donated, and the Pacific, not knowing end and I know most of their to try to keep for American be the number one leader in I sincerely hope everyone enjoyed the show. I want when or if I would make bodies, like some of ours, people, we are nothing.