Hammond Campground Hit by Vandalism, Possibly Delaying Opening

Hay field reminder

John and Judy Steffensen had a Ozark County hay harvest of 2.4 tons per acre this year on their farm near Locust. The Steffensons cut and baled their hay last week, finishing up on May 25. John said every hay season he is reminded of the late Benton Breeding, who grew up on the property the Steffensens now own and farm; Breeding died in Times March 2017. “He’d always come down and say, ‘I’ve never seen this field put out that much hay.’ It didn’t matter if it was a good year or bad year or how much hay was out there. He’d say it every year,” John told the Times.

75¢ GAINESVILLE, Mo. www.ozarkcountytimes.coM Wednesday, June 5, 2019 Hammond Campground hit by vandalism, possibly delaying opening

To be held June 11 in Ava By Sue Ann Jones [email protected] Public meeting Ozark County and U.S. Forest Service law enforcement officers are investigating damage and focuses on Bryant vandalism at the North Fork Recreation Area on the North Fork of the White River in the Mark Creek State Park Twain National Forest near Dora. The public campground and river access off CC Highway, known locally as Hammond Campground, is currently closed while repairs and improvements are An informational meeting made, including repaving the day-use area and also building two river-access ramps, one for load- about Bryant Creek State ing and unloading boats, and the other for swimming and “water play.” Park, a few miles north of The vandalism and property destruction were discovered last week by Ava/Cassville/Willow Rockbridge in Douglas Springs Ranger District employees who found graffiti spray-painted onto newly paved asphalt County, will be held at 5:30 and other “harassing information” posted around the recreation area, according to a MTNF news p.m. Tuesday, June 11, at the release. Gates within the recreation area were also damaged. Ava Senior Center, 281-283 The ranger district employees quickly began repairs, the announcement says, and Forest NE Second St. in Ava. Service and Ozark County law enforcement officers have increased patrols in the area. A news release from the MTNF spokesman Cody Norris told the Times in an email Monday that the person or persons District wilderness manager Johnathan Missouri Department of who committed the damage could be prosecuted under federal law for either a misdemeanor or Rhodes, left, and Youth Conservation Natural Resources said, felony for damage to government property, depending on the cost of the repairs. “If we have to Corps crew leader David Paul work to “The public is invited to completely replace a gate, it could cost anywhere from $2,000 to $5,000,” Norris said, adding that repair a gate at the North Fork share comments about the “the threshold for a federal felony is $1,000. A repair to a gate could meet this threshold, depend- Recreation Area that was damaged by currently closed state park. ing on how much time and material it took to fix the gate.” unknown vandals last week. The recre- State park staff will be on ation area, known locally as Hammond hand to provide information See VANDALISM, Page 7 Camp, is off CC Highway south of Dora. and answer questions.” The announcement also said informational meetings are being held “in all state parks and historic sites” to “give staff the opportunity to let people know the current status and future plans for the parks and historic sites, and … offer visitors the opportunity to comment on the facilities.” Bryant Creek State Park, with 2,917 acres consisting of thick oak and pine forests and nearly 2 miles of river- front hills and bluffs along Bryant Creek, was one of four state parks added to the state’s park system in December 2016, during the final days of former Gov. Jay Nixon’s last term. The other Take a dip in the picturesque but icy water of Althea Spring for an invigorating experience on the lower North Fork of the White River. parks were Ozark Mountain Althea Spring can be accessed from the back of the parking lot at Patrick Bridge on H Highway or from the river just below the bridge. State Park in Taney County, The spring features beautiful turquoise water and an inviting waterfall that plunges over what was once the watermill dam. northwest of Branson; Eleven Point State Park on the Eleven Point River about CCESS ANSWERS: LOWER north fork river 45 miles east of West Plains in Oregon County; and Jay Editor’s note: Floating Ozark County’s cold, clear streams and parking areas and installation of traffic control devices,” the post Nixon State Park near Taum is a favorite summertime activity for both local residents says. “A timeline for the work to be completed on the boat launch and Sauk Mountain State Park in and tourists, but accessing Bryant Creek and the North Fork of the campground is yet to be finalized, as it is highly dependent on the southeast Missouri. White River takes more effort now than it did before the historic 2017 weather; but efforts will continue to be made to get as much done as More than 100 area resi- flood heavily damaged or destroyed many put-in and take-out points. quickly as possible.” (See related story, above, about recent vandalism.) dents braved near-freezing Ozark County outfitters still offer convenient services for their float- Construction at the access first began in 2016. The historic flood of temperatures on Jan. 8, 2017, focused patrons, but floaters who prefer to use their own canoes or 2017 wiped out all the progress that had been made up to that point; it kayaks must navigate rough terrain and reduced parking in several also took down the CC Highway bridge adjoining the recreation area. See STATE PARK, former official or popular access points. This story, focusing on the The access has been under construction ever since. Page 7 lower stretch of the North Fork, is the final part of a three-part series “We appreciate the public’s patience with the project, as it has expe- that shares updated information about the access points and outfitters rienced several unforeseen setbacks to its original timeline. The 2017 on the two streams. In the May 22 edition of the Times, we profiled flood put the project behind schedule and ... resulted in contract design Bryant Creek, and in the May 29 edition we profiled the upper North changes and reprioritizing work to be completed first in the day-use area Fork. To read those stories, visit ozarkcountytimes.com and click on of the site. Weather this past winter and spring also delayed construction “News” then “Local news.” Scroll through the articles until you find efforts. The goal remains to open up the original day use area during the the Access Answers stories. 2019 season, which is expected to happen soon,” the Facebook post 417-679-4641 says. www.ozarkcountytimes.com By Jessi Dreckman, [email protected] For more information: Watch the Ozark County Times and the U.S. Forest Service - Mark Twain National Forest Facebook page for updates The lower section of the North Fork of the White River is by far the about when the access will be opened. most popular stretch of flowing water enjoyed by floaters and river- goers in Ozark County. Much like the rest of the county, this stretch of Kelly Ford - mm 34.2 river was affected by the historic flood of 2017. The most notable Although Kelly Ford is not on public land, for years it has been used change came when the Missouri Department of Transportation rebuilt as a river access by those James Bridge, making the bridge taller and the bridge’s footprint wider, who know of its remote covering a popular area alongside the bridge that was used by floaters location. On the Ozark to access the river. Although James Bridge was never an official access County plat map, the Copyright Ozark County Times point, it was nevertheless a popular take-out point, and its loss as a river access sits squarely in a access has really restricted float trip options, especially for floaters who plot of land owned by prefer to use their own boats. Rainbow Springs, Inc., River access is currently further restricted with Hammond and but it’s generally under- Tecumseh accesses both closed while undergoing construction, leaving stood that as long as some river-goers unsure what float trip options are currently available. floaters are conscien- Hoping to clear up some of the confusion and get floaters back on the tious and responsible in water, we’ve put together this comprehensive list of access options on their use of the roadway, the lower stretch of the North Fork of the White River. parking area and land, it can be used as a river access for people shuttling their own boats. North Fork Recreation Area/Hammond – river mile marker 29.2 Located 4 county road miles off H Highway, this access to the river The North Fork Recreation Area/Hammond Bridge access on CC is tiny, remote and at the end of a skinny, one-lane road. Parking is Highway in Mark Twain National Forest southeast of Dora is currently extremely limited, with space for only two or three vehicles. Those closed while construction crews continue working to renovate the attempting to use the access should know that vehicles will have to access. The new design features two ramps in separate areas instead of drive through a large muddy hole that wouldn’t be easy to navigate in a the single ramp offered at the access prior to 2016. The two different low-clearance vehicle. Continued rains have kept the mud soft and ramps will separate those backing vehicles down to the water to launch deep, and a four-wheel drive vehicle is advised. or load boats from river-goers enjoying swimming and “water play.” That being said, Kelly Ford can be a great put-in or take-out option The access is heavily used by both river outfitters and boaters shut- for those shuttling their own boats, especially while North Fork tling themselves, so its closure has put a kink in many float plans this Recreation Area/Hammond is closed for construction. summer. It is worth mentioning that huge trees were uprooted and deposited Since last week’s report (“Access Answers: Hammond is closed for at the riverside in this area during the historic flood of 2017. Funds from construction, but other accesses provide float trip options,” May 29) the St. Louis-based fundraiser RiverStrong were used to clear some of MTNF’s Facebook page has included an update on the North Fork the trees out of the way, so a path to the river is accessible to those hop- Recreation Area that indicates contractors laid asphalt in the day-use area of the access last week. “Work remaining to be completed before See ACCESS ANSWERS: opening the day-use area includes letting the asphalt cure, striping lanes LOWER NORTH FORK, Page 14 Page 2 • OZARK COUNTY TIMES • Wednesday, June 5, 2019

Congressman visits local company

Congressman Jason Smith, representing Missouri’s 8th Congressional District, visited last week with the employees and owners of Wilson Industries, formerly Bryant Plastics, and toured the PVC piping operation north of Gainesville. The family-owned operation is operated by Sherri and Roger Wilson, who moved here last year from Lincoln, Nebraska, after acquiring the facility in September. Sherri is owner and CEO of Wilson Industries, and Roger is president. The couple showed Smith and Ozark County Presiding Commissioner John Turner around the manufacturing facility and demonstrated how they make their products. Currently, Wilson Industries employs 38 people. The Wilsons expect all five of their adult children will move to the area and become involved in operating the business. They have established an internship program for local school students to gain hands-on experience within the company. Pictured, from left: Mykah Wilson, director of human relations; Savannah Wilson, vice president of sales; owner and CEO Sherri Wilson; Jason Smith; company president Roger Wilson; Brandon Lotter, vice president of operations; and John Turner.

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Savannah Leckie murder case update Ruud, Peat in court recently Rebecca Ruud’s trial reset for Jan. 27, 2020 Theodosia resident Rebecca Ruud, charged with murdering her 16-year- old biological daughter Savannah Leckie and disposing of her corpse in 2017, appeared for a motion hearing before Judge Calvin Ray Holden May 24 in a Greene County courtroom in Springfield. Ozark County Prosecuting Attorney John Garrabrant and Assistant Attorney General Steven Kretzer appeared on behalf of the state. Ruud, who is currently being held in the Greene County Jail, appeared with public defender Kate Welborn. The defense filed a motion for continuance of Ruud’s jury trial, which was Ruud previoiusly scheduled for Sept. 9, 2019. Garrabrant objected to the continuation of the trial. The judge sustained the motion, and Ruud’s jury trial was pushed to Jan. 27, 2020. A conference call was also set up between the judge, prosecution and defense for June 12. This is the third time Ruud’s jury trial date has been reset. Her original trial was scheduled for Aug. 27, 2018. During a pre-trial conference on May 18, 2018, Holden reset the jury trial for Jan. 28, 2019. During another pre-trial conference on Nov. 29, 2018, the defense’s motion for continuance was granted without objection, and Ruud’s jury trial was bumped to Sept. 9, 2019. Then, during last week’s hearing, Holden sustained another motion for continuation, allowing the case to be set for the new jury trial date, Jan. 27, 2020. Times photo / Amelia LaMair Peat’s GPS device removed A creek crossing on County Road 938 in the Toledo community in northwest Robert Peat Jr., Ruud’s husband who is also charged with murder in the Ozark County is closed until a low-water bridge can be replaced, according to case, appeared separately with his attorney, James Hayes, at a pre-trial con- Ozark County Western District Commissioner Greg Donley. The previous struc- ference on May 24 at the Greene County Courthouse. John Garrabrant and ture was falling apart and had to be removed for safety reasons, said Donley, who Assistant Attorney General Steven Kretzer appeared on behalf of the state. added that repairs will start next week. The crossing may be closed until the end The court had released Peat on his own recognizance with GPS monitor- of June. ing device in July 2018. By agreement, the court removed Peat’s GPS track- ing device last week. Judge Holden ordered Peat to report twice weekly to Court Probationary Services. Peat Commissioners ask for patience Another pre-trial conference in Peat’s case was set for Feb. 7, 2020. Peat will eventually face a Greene County jury, according to online court records, but a trial date as road repair requests pile up is not yet set. By Amelia LaMair can drop everything and fix it,” said The charges’ origin [email protected] Western District Commissioner Greg Ruud and Peat were charged in the case after Ruud, who had given up her daughter for Donley. adoption shortly after birth in Minnesota, on July 20, 2017, reported Leckie missing from The Ozark County Commissioners, in If a road is impassable or if workers are her Theodosia-area farm, where she’d been sent by her adoptive parents. Investigators their regular weekly meeting Monday already in the area they will be happy to found Leckie’s charred bone fragments in a burn pile on the farm on Aug. 4, 2017. morning, said they have been fielding an respond, he said; otherwise county road increased number of calls from county crews will stick to their routes, working residents requesting road repairs. Usually, their way across the county. Applications sought for PPPVFD road crews are generally able to respond “I know it’s kinda tough, but we’ve had quickly when someone calls to request a so much extreme weather, and the people Miss Bull Shoals pageant meets June 11 repair, the commissioners said, but with so that don’t call need road work as much as many more calls now coming in, and with those that do,” said Donley. Miss Bull Shoals pageant applications are now being The Pontiac / Price Place the widespread damage from recent severe ”It’s the only way to be fair,” said East- accepted for girls ages 15-18. The pageant, sponsored by Volunteer Fire Department weather, residents now are having to wait ern District Commissioner Gary Collins, the Ladies at the Lake club, will be held at 7 p.m. will hold its next general longer than usual. who warned that rainy weather could fur- Saturday, June 29, at Theodosia Marina Resort before the meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, “In the past, we’ve been able to put ther delay repairs such as filling potholes. resort’s annual fireworks show. June 11, at Station #1 next to people [who call in] ahead and fix it, but Ozark Countians with road concerns For more information or to apply, contact Gloria Noah, the Pontiac post office on W with as many calls as we’ve been having, can call the commissioners at 417-679- 417-273-4769. The application deadline is Saturday, June Highway in Pontiac. the road needs to be impassable before we 4096. 15. Edwards recognized for 23 gallons of blood donated Donor Robert Edwards Jack Strong, Jerry Kider, Bob was recognized for reaching Robbins, Keith Jacquin, the 23-gallon mark in blood Kristie Ashmead and George donations at the American Craig. Red Cross blood drive held Volunteers were Elda May 29 in Gainesville. Joe Edwards, Rhonda Strong, Easterday reached the 2-gal- Sandra Funk and Bob lon mark. Robbins. Twenty-four units of blood The organizers expressed were collected from a total of thanks to the Gainesville First 23 donors. In addition to Baptist Church and Town & Edwards and Easterday, other Country Supermarket for their donors were Charlotte Ferry, support of the event. Ned Upton, Tom Bentele, The next American Red Sheila Dilts, Elda Edwards, Cross Blood Drive will be Cheyanne Clinton, Linda held July 24 at the Gainesville McKinney, Virginia Beckham, First Baptist Church. The can- Melisa Myers, Merle Scott, teen will be provided by St. Robert Kimball, Robert Main, William’s Catholic Church, Rhonda Strong, Edmund with Aileen Cochrane coordi- Beckham, Lowell Strong, nating.

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A passage in the Old Testament speaks of holding children accountable for the things their fathers did. The phrasing is a bit odd, as Bible stories some- times are, but the verse says, “The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge.” The point of the passage is that no longer would accountability for transgressions pass from one generation to the next. Each man would be judged on his own actions. I was reminded of these words recently as the Missouri Legislature completed its work on the 2020 state budget. Frankly, part of those negotia- tions left a sour taste in my mouth. As the conference committee worked to reconcile dif- ferences between the House and Senate versions of the higher education budget, a question arose about lan- by Jerry Crownover guage relating to undocumented immigrants. Specifically, LIFE IS SIMPLE should students who have applied for temporary immigration status under DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, qualify for in-state tuition at Missouri’s public colleges and universities? Giving Jerry his start DACA began in 2012 as a revision to federal immigration policy. Essentially, the federal government decided that young people who were brought to America as children should be given a path to achieve limited in journalism lawful immigration status. The law did not provide for amnesty or citizenship but rather a way to avoid deporta- Editor’s note: In last week’s Times, Jerry Crownover, now retired from his career as a college professor, wrote about tion. It was a recognition that children should not be getting his start as a syndicated columnist when a “little weekly newspaper I’d read my whole life” accepted his first punished for the sins of their fathers and mothers. column for publication. We found that column in our archives and proudly reprint it here as it appeared in our June Since 2015, House Bill 3, the higher education bud- 14, 1995, edition. get, has contained language that prohibited Missouri public colleges and universities from offering scholar- By Jerry Crownover, Ed.D ships to students with unlawful immigration status, including those protected under DACA. The language My first real-life encounter with the American system of welfare was not a good one. That may be the reason I remain also required these students to pay the higher tuition so skeptical of the system today. rates charged to international students. Growing up in rural Ozark County, we would most certainly have been labeled as “poor.” But, since everyone else I This year, the House of Representatives carried for- knew was also poor, it didn’t really matter. There wasn’t much of a social ladder in and around Gainesville, and if there ward the DACA language from previous budget bills. had been, I’ll bet we could of spit over it from a sitting position. Anyway, as a 12- or 13-year-old boy, my needs were The Senate dropped it, however. The Senate position pretty practical. I had my eye on a new Timex watch at the local Western Auto store. My father had said that maybe reflected the view that these young students were in the sometime this year we could afford to pay the $7.95 that it cost. United States by no fault of their own. Many of these Early that spring, it looked as if we were going to have quite a lot of extra hay left over from a relatively mild winter, DACA kids attended elementary school in Missouri, so we let the word out that we had hay for sale. A neighbor from a few miles down the road came to buy some for the played on the local sports teams and were viewed within half-dozen or so cows he owned. This neighbor, by most accounts, was a decent person, although it was well known that he and his family were on “public assistance” because he wasn’t able to work. I found this to be rather strange since their communities as just another child on the playground, no different from their peers who had been born whatever was wrong with him didn’t prevent him from hunting and fishing almost daily. I had also observed him carrying 125-pound deer on his back and 30-pound stringers of fish several miles, so I was somewhat perplexed. here. On the day he came to get the hay, he also had no trouble loading the 50 bales by himself, but after it was loaded he I offered a compromise during the conference com- told my dad that he didn’t have the money at that time and, “Would it be okay to pay at the first of the month?” Dad, mittee discussions that allowed public institutions of being the kind-hearted and trusting person he is, agreed. I was disappointed because I had hoped $7.95 of the hay money higher education to extend in-state tuition rates to some could be used to purchase the beloved Timex watch. DACA students. Only students who had been in the On the first of the next month, we expected a huge windfall of $25 for the hay, but what we got was a visit from the country for at least 10 years, had paid taxes and were gentleman explaining that they’d had some unexpected expenses come up, and it would be the next month before they brought here by their parents would qualify. These stu- could pay for the hay. Again, I was disappointed. dents would not be eligible for any scholarships or finan- When I went to school the next day, however, that disappointment turned to anger when I saw the man’s son, who cial aid. Every member of the committee – myself was in the grade below me, wearing a shiny new Timex watch. included – signed onto the conference report. We eventually got paid later that summer, but I never got the watch. My life was not scarred from never getting the Normally, once a budget conference committee Timex watch, but the impressions were long-lasting. The man lived a long life on welfare. So are his sons. Life is comes to terms, each legislative chamber falls in line and simple. approves the numbers. That did not happen this time. ••• The House rejected the education budget due to the Dr. Crownover is a native of Ozark County, having grown up in Mammoth. He graduated from Gainesville High absence of the DACA language. With only hours School in 1970, went on to the University of Missouri to obtain his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in agriculture, and remaining before the constitutional deadline for passing then to the University of Mississippi to receive his doctorate in 1983. He is currently a professor in the Agriculture a balanced budget, the Senate retreated and accepted the Department at Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield. House version of the budget. I don’t think we’re done with this issue yet. As was pointed out during spirited floor discussions prior to the Senate’s final vote on HB 3, DACA students are not Share your opinions necessarily unlawful. They do have recognized immigration status as a result of applying for and being accepted The Ozark County Times welcomes comments from readers. To be published, letters must be limited to 300 words, signed and into the DACA program. Shouldn’t their willingness to include an address and daytime phone number. We reserve the right to edit any letter, and letters are accepted at the editor’s discretion. come out of the shadows count for something? Anonymous letters and unsigned letters will not be printed. According to the federal government, more than • Mail: Letter to the Editor, Ozark County Times, P.O. Box 188, Gainesville, MO 65655 • Fax: 417-679-3423 3,500 DACA recipients live in Missouri. Those of us • E-mail:[email protected] from rural areas probably know some of them. Their mothers and fathers work at our agricultural production facilities, restaurants and factories. They attend our churches. The children go to our schools. With few Ozark County exceptions, they are good neighbors. ELECTED OFFICIALS Let me be clear. I do not condone illegal entry into the United States, nor am I “soft on illegals,” as a few con- Sen. Mike Cunningham stituents charged following my vote on the budget bill. imes 33rd Missouri Senate Dist. Twww.ozarkcountytimes.com In 2017, I sponsored Senate Bill 34, a major revision of 201 W. Capitol Ave., Rm. 331, Jefferson City, MO 65101 Norene Prososki ...... Publisher Missouri’s criminal laws. 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Number 23 Volume 136 Fax: 573-364-1053 Wednesday, June 5, 2019 • OZARK COUNTY TIMES • Page 5 Appreciating our OPINION Armed Forces By Congressman Jason Smith Living up to the grandma The men and women of the United States military make up the most elite, advanced fighting force the world has ever seen; they have challenge – or trying to never shied away from perilous odds or dangerous conditions. U.S. troops have placed their lives on the line every day to keep our country safe and liberate entire continents from evil. Freedom doesn’t come free and those troops, their families and our A successful fishing country has paid a heavy price. trip to Rockbridge This week marks the 75th anniversary of the Allied Rainbow Trout ranch forces storming the beaches of Normandy, France, to liber- was a proud accom- ate Western Europe from the Nazi regime. On June 6 1944, plishment for almost all Missouri-native Gen. Omar Bradley commanded hundreds of Sue Ann’s five bi- of thousands of American ground forces in one of the largest coastal grandkids dur- amphibious invasions in military history, now referred to as ing their visit to Ozark D-Day. While the Allied forces successfully drove the Nazis County last week. back and eventually liberated France from Nazi control, the United States would lose close to 2,500 troops in just the first day of the attack on Normandy. This year, Missouri lost one of the last Army Rangers involved in D-Day, who helped take out the artillery that was blasting Allied troops. Charles Ryan passed away at the age of 96, living a full life after being wounded in the invasion. He was fortunate to make it out alive; 50 of the 65 men in his unit never saw American soil again. America lost many heroes on D-Day, but the U.S. also took heavy losses leading up to the invasion 75 years ago. A top-secret training exercise held five weeks prior, called By Sue Ann Jones marveling at the beautiful butterflies that landed on our Operation Tiger, ended in disaster when German torpedo [email protected] Gatorade-filled flower tubes (and also our shirts and arms). boats spotted the massive training exercise. They ambushed Then the girls insisted we visit the palace’s “mirror maze,” the rehearsal, destroying ships and killing more than 749 The Fantastic Five – my which seemed innocent enough – until we took about five men. More than 200 men from Missouri died in Operation five bi-coastal grandkids – steps in and got completely lost in the darn thing. Another Tiger, but the painful lessons learned from the rehearsal bet- visited me last week, along grandma and I, along with our grandkids, walked around ter prepared the Allied forces to invade Normandy. with their parents. Physically, like zombies, arms out, crashing into reflections of our- During the month of May, it’s tradition to celebrate we were all gathered here in selves as the grandkids laughed hysterically and the grand- Military Appreciation Month and show our gratitude to U.S. Ozark County, but in my mas grew increasingly flustered in the dimly lit trap. servicemembers. To kick off the month, I spent some qual- heart, I was in heaven – and Finally, I sat down on the floor and dug through my purse ity time with the five students from southern Missouri who my second-oldest grandchild, for the tickets receipt, hoping to find a phone number I will attend our nation’s prestigious service academies, get- Reese, 5, seemed to sense my could call to summon a Butterfly Palace rescue team. Just ting to know them and hear why they feel a call to serve our impending residency there. I as I was dialing the number, Lily shouted that she had country. On Armed Forces Day, which was created by met her and her family at the finally found a way out – about 10 feet from where we Missouri native President Harry Truman to pay tribute to the arrival gate at Springfield air- huddled in complete bewilderment near the entrance. men and women of the Armed Forces and the strength of our port then hurried to retrieve • The condos where we stayed had a swimming pool military, Cape Girardeau was treated to a roaring air show the car from short-term park- equipped with a slide the girls loved. But even better than with the Blue Angels, the U.S. Navy’s elite fighter squadron, ing. While she waited at the curb for me with her parents the slide, for the girls at least, was the mallard duck who and the U.S. Army Golden Knights Parachute Team. and her little brother, Cleo, Reese anxiously hopped up and repeatedly landed in the pool to swim around with them for Of course, not every member of the Armed Forces is down and said, “Oh, I hope Grandma doesn’t die.” a bit before flying off and then returning again and again. fortunate enough to return to American soil. Last week at the It’s often a little sobering to be with Reese. She’s the one • Next we set out to tour Talking Rocks Cavern in end of Military Appreciation Month, we paused on Memorial who tells it like it is – or at least tells it as she sees it. When Branson West. There are 150 steep steps down into the Day to remember and honor the brave troops who gave their I was in Oregon with her earlier this year, she asked how cave’s beautiful opening room, and I’d estimate that the lives in the line of duty. I attended the grand opening of old I was. When I answered, she looked at me solemnly, two big girls, and I, plus Reagan, wearing Penelope in a Missouri’s National Veterans Memorial in Perryville, and I reached out to pat my silver hair, and replied, “I’ve got bad carrier, had made it down about 110 of them when Penelope spent some time at the full-scale replica of the Vietnam news for you, Grandma. You’re gonna die soon.” decided she wasn’t into spelunking after all. Her screams, Veterans Memorial thinking about all of the men and OK. Moving on… echoing through the huge cavern, just about deafened us women who have given their lives to protect our country While the kids and their parents were here, we (the and the 20 or so other people on the tour, so Reagan carried and its values. We owe them a debt we can never repay. So imperial we, meaning I sat and watched) caught minnows the wailing Penelope back up the steep steps, with Grandma we must pay it forward by honoring their sacrifices and their and crawdads in Caney Creek, floated and frolicked in Pine in tow. Once we arrived back in the reception area, Reagan memories. Creek, caught trout at Rockbridge, fed the carp at Theodosia handed off the still-screaming toddler and returned to join Marina and decorated several generations of family graves the big girls and the rest of the tour group. Penny was in Gainesville, Pontiac and Smith Chapel. I was overjoyed, beside herself, suddenly deciding she did want to visit the watching my kids and grandkids reconnect with their hill- cave after all – at least she wanted to go with her mama, Remembering Flag Day billy roots. wherever she was going. Seeing stars after the hurried The Virginia contingent stayed on awhile after the climb back up the steep steps and wishing I’d brought From 3:30 to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 8, members of Oregon group headed back home, and I accompanied them supplemental oxygen, and perhaps a defibrilator, I could AmVets (American Veterans) Post 154 will be waving to Branson, where my daughter, Reagan, and I shepherded only sprawl on a chair and wheeze while watching the poor signs and holding signs along Highway 160 near the pavil- her three girls – Lily, 7; Vivian, 3; and Penelope, almost 2 baby have her meltdown. Finally my normal breathing ion at Lutie Cemetery in Theodosia to remind everyone – through a host of tourist-focused fun. Here are a few of returned, and I managed to carry the kicking, flapping, that Flag Day is coming up on June 14. Be sure to honk and the highlights: shrieking girl outside, hoping she would calm down and wave as you pass by. And on Friday, June 14, please fly the • We waded through the crowd at Dick’s 5 & 10, which toddle around the appealing play area with its kid-friendly American flag. is “the best store in the whole wide world,” according to ramps, tunnels and slides. Instead, like a scared dog, Flag Day commemorates the adoption of the flag of the Lily – at least it was until her mom vetoed a Godzilla-sized Penelope scampered up one of the ramps, still crying, and United States on June 14, 1777, by resolution of the stuffed cardinal that Lily promised to love forever and hid in one of the tunnels, wailing and screaming as though Second Continental Congress. In 1916, President Woodrow carry home on the plane, no problem, even though, techni- pursued by monsters. There was nothing else to do but Wilson issued a proclamation that officially established cally, it would probably require a seat of its own. Heart- crawl up the low-ceilinged ramp on hands and knees and June 14 as Flag Day; in August 1946, National Flag Day broken, Lily settled for a red, fold-up Chinese fan painted stretch out into the even smaller tunnel until I could grab was established by an act of Congress. President Harry S with flowers. Vivian chose a candy necklace but then cried one of Penelope’s flailing feet and drag her out by one leg. Truman in 1949 signed the act of Congress that formally later when she discovered the “beads” were too hard to bite It was quite a sight, I’m sure, for innocent visitors arriving established the observance of Flag Day. off with her baby teeth. Grandma came to the rescue, at the cave-entrance shop to see Grandma’s industrial-sized Flag Day is not an official federal holiday; however, at smashing the candy with a frying pan from the condo’s derriere protruding from the tiny play-space tube, which the president’s discretion, its observance may be officially kitchen. was emitting tortured howls of heartache and despair. proclaimed, with the president urging citizens to fly the • At Dolly Parton’s Stampede, everyone is served the Fortunately, the tour ended soon, Penelope’s mama American flag. same menu: soup and a cheese biscuit, a whole small returned, and off we went to the next adventure. On June 14, 2017, and June 14, 2018, President Donald roasted chicken, a slice of pork loin, half a baked potato Growing up, I had the world’s best grandmas, and when Trump, who was coincidentally born on Flag Day 1946, and corn on the cob with an apple turnover for dessert. my grandkids started arriving, I vowed to carry on their proclaimed Flag Day and Flag Week. Vivian, the 3-year-old, took one look at her feast-filled tradition and be the kind of grandma they’d been to me. But Please join AmVets on June 14 in flying our flag and plate and said, “I want pizza.” to be honest, I’m not sure I’m up to the challenge. There honoring everything it represents. And if you’re driving • Next, the “big girls” (Lily and Vivian) and I visited the were moments during the Fantastic Five’s latest visit – lost through Theodosia Saturday, slow down and give us a Butterfly Palace. (Their mother, who doesn’t like what she in the mirror maze or wheezing at the stop of the cave steps wave when you see us holding flags next to the roadway. calls “flying bugs,” stayed at the condo with the napping – when I stopped laughing and wondered if maybe Reese Deborah Dodd, Penelope.) We walked around the aviary for nearly an hour, was right. Maybe I was going to die soon. AmVets Post 154 Isabella 10% off when you mention this ad!

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TIMES PAST compiled by Mary Ruth Luna Sparks TECUMSEH by Linnie Ingram Mrs. George A. Rose, Sr., of Gainesville died at 10:02 The grass is growing fast! My neighbor Shane’s yard o’clock Tuesday morn- looks so nice since he mowed it again. Kris got ours done ing—12 hours after an acci- Monday, so it’s looking good too. Our red roses are pretty. dent about six miles south of My neighbor Paralee Rea’s roses have even more blooms Gainesville on Hwy. 5. than ours. Although Rose was con- The “smoke trees” in my yard are pretty. They’re really scious until a few minutes bushes, but they’re called trees by most folks. before death, he was suffer- Kris’ friend from St. Louis brought her a car to borrow ing from shock, internal and until she can get hers fixed. Her granddaughter Alexus pelvis injuries. Owens left for camp at Siloam Springs, Arkansas, this Joe Dexter Gilliland, 22, morning (Monday) with a group from the First Baptist son of Mr. and Mrs. Otis Church in Mountain Home, Arkansas, where she often Gilliland, also of Gainesville, attends. Alexus also enjoyed getting to go on a boat ride this escaped with a head gash past weekend at Branson. She has had a busy summer so far, and facial lacerations. also spending some time at Cloud 9 with her dad. A Clinkingbeard ambu- My daughter Karen took flowers to the Lilly Ridge lance took them to Spring- Cemetery. I’m still hoping to get there to visit before long. field Baptist hospital, where Growing older may seem nice for some people, but it also they were admitted until means growing slower. Some say it’s better than the alterna- 12:15 o’clock Tuesday tive. I’ve heard that before! morning. . . . My former neighbor Beulah Satterfield came down to The Roses’ 1949 two-ton decorate, but I missed visiting with her. Ford truck, with Rose at the In past years, we clipped our favorite roses and peonies wheel, was southbound – a favorite – and put them in glass fruit jars to set on the when the accident occurred. graves. Back then I had both pink and white peonies, as well This 1927 photo, from the collection of the late Helen Hull Catlett (1906-1979), shows Gilliland said he wasn’t sure as irises. We used natural flowers back then rather than the Helen’s roommate, Thelma Schular, in front of what is thought to be the Bakersfield board- what happened but believes store-bought variety most common today. Occasionally inghouse where the two women lived while they were teaching at Bakersfield High School. an approaching car failed to we’d have a potted plant that would withstand the weather This photo and others were donated to the Ozark County Historium by Helen’s daughter, dim its lights, and Rose and the sunshine for a while. Mary Helen Allen of Columbia, who also shared her mother’s transcribed diary from her swerved off the blacktop This time of year, my memories go back to June 10, Bakersfield years. The photos and diary are available for viewing at the Historium. road into a deep ditch.... 1939, when Eldon Pitcock and I were married. This year Funeral services for Rose would have been our 80th anniversary. Our friends gave us are being held this afternoon a chivaree. It was a Sunday evening – thank goodness it was at the Christian church.... before bedtime! They rode us on a rail and threw Eldon in Ozark County News W. Owens, confessed mur- ease tuberculosis, died at the creek – and you know, the water wasn’t very deep! Billy June 4, 1891 derer of Sheriff John H. her house on Howards June 5, 1969 Lightener, son of Hazel Blair, was one of the culprits. It was Bakersfield – The Harlow and his son Richard Ridge Sunday morning. . . . New Hope – Bob, Mark , all in good fun, and we survived it. We were married 32 Bakersfield Mining Co. has of Barton County on March Matt and Bill Reynolds were years before Eldon passed away of cancer. struck it rich. They report 3, paid the extreme penalty June 3, 1948 at the Hughes-Lamb farm There’s not a lot going on out here. I visit across the that in the last blast made on for the crime at 3:45 May The body of the late PFC and made a float trip down road occasionally with Paralee. Loretta Davidson is carrying Saturday, they found copper 28th when he was taken by a Audie R. Luna is being Bryant and had good luck. on the gardening tradition that her husband Harry used to do in paying quantities. mob of 140 persons, a few returned from Manila Matt, the 8-year-old, was the before his death. We had a fine time here minutes after he had pleaded aboard the U.S. Army Trans- champion fisherman. If only My “adopted” son Marlyn Atkinson and I continue to the 30th. There were about guilty before Judge B. G. port George W. G. Boyce the fish hadn’t been so big stay in touch. He visits from his home in Excelsior Springs 500 people present, plenty Thurman at Lamar. He was due to arrive at San Fran- and broke the line and got occasionally, as he did a few weeks ago. He also has friends to eat on the ground, also hanged to an elm tree 30 cisco on or around June 3... away. in the Bakersfield area and graves that he decorates there. speaking by Samuel Derrick feet north of the Barton Next of kin, Mr. Cleo and Dr. Tabor. County courthouse. Luna, Gainesville, Mo., was June 1, 1994 Pontiac – In our vicinity The lynching was one of notified in advance of the Some 344 persons in and Messrs. Turnbo, Gordon, the most spectacular affairs arrival of the vessel and will around Ozark County have GHCC Love, Harrison and ever staged in the Ozarks receive further notice con- banded together and signed a by Sherri Beasley McClendon have opened up and was witnessed by all cerning forwarding to the petition to ask for improve- an extensive cave of onyx. relatives of the murdered final destination.... The ments to the telephone ser- Hello from our home to yours. We are excited to We visited the mine, and to sheriff, including Mrs. National Cemetery, Spring- vice in the area. announce that Shai Meek is our new activity director, so if our surprise, a large quantity Harlow, who stood nearby field, Mo., is the final desti- The petition was circulat- you are interested in volunteering please call Shai at 679- of the precious stone was and watched the lynching nation requested by next of ed by Pam Harris of Drury. 4921. stacked like cordwood. party. . . . kin. [This remains a mys- Harris said she told GTE that On May 20, Carol Lease, C.L. Sapp, Jewel and John Some had been polished and Because of a 12-foot rise tery to his living next of kin she conducts child abuse Davis, Delphia Holmes, Dorcas Rackley, Ida Mae Huse, was very fine. . . . The same in the North Fork, this city as Audie Luna was buried at investigations and needed to Jackie Benton, Edna Hannaford, Sheila Dunn, Don Harden can be seen by calling upon [Gainesville] was without Smith Chapel Cemetery in protect the confidentiality of and many more enjoyed listening to music by David Ball Col. Love at Gainesville. mail from the east on Ozark County.] the persons involved. before lunch. We held our monthly birthday party after Tuesday and Wednesday. She was still placed on a lunch. C.L., David Peirce, Edna, Ida Mae, Delphia, Billy Ozark County Times Mrs. Clint Lawson, who June 2, 1949 four-party line and has been Barnett, Dorcas, Sheila, Lillie Neal, Lela Brixey and others June 6, 1919 has suffered for a number of Cecil E. Rose, 23, son of waiting on a private line for enjoyed the delicious chocolate cake our kitchen made for Jay Lynch, alias George years with the dreaded dis- Ozark County Sheriff and over four years. us. They poured condensed milk over the cake then used cool whip for the icing. It was delicious! We held our monthly resident council meeting on May 21. Then Shai tried to beat Don Harden at checkers later that THE CENTER afternoon. Needless to say, Don is still the king of the check- erboard. Join us on Friday, June 7, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. meatloaf burger, lettuce, exercise class 1 p.m. Ida Mae, Jewell, Don Harden, Vernon Vette, Sheila, when nominees for the June 10-June 14. Board tomato, onions, macaroni Delphia and Dorcas joined Shai and Sherri Steppe for Senior Citizens of Ozark members whose terms are and tomatoes, hamburger OATS Tuning and Toning after breakfast on May 22. Several of our County Board will be avail- expiring are Arlene Eccardt, buns, birthday cake and ice OATS Transit’s service residents enjoy exercising after breakfast, so we have able at lunchtime to meet Pat Whisnant, Mary Lee cream. Thursday, June 6: is open to anyone of any age Tuning and Toning and exercise bike classes several days a with residents. Nominees Adamson and Joe Easterday. chicken and sausage, jam- in this county. To schedule a week. The weather was nice enough for us to also be able to are Lynn Bentele, Lily The group’s annual meet- balaya over rice, buttered ride on the routes listed go out in our park and soak up some sun after Tuning and Branco, Donna Burkhart, ing will be held at 1 p.m. cornbread, banana split below call the OATS Transit Toning. Joe Easterday, Arlene Wednesday, June 19. cake. Friday, June 7: south- office at 800-770-6287. Billy, Delphia, Edna, Jewell, C.L., Sheila, Carol and a Eccardt and Pat Whisnant. ern fried fish, ham and OATS Transit provides few more friends played horseshoes in the dining room after The election will be held Menus beans, zesty cole slaw, transportation for the rural lunch. during the lunch hour, from Wednesday, June 5: bbq sweet cornbread, spice cake. general public, individuals Norm Hartman hosted the VFW Bingo on May 23. Butch Monday, June 10: fiesta taco with disabilities and senior Baxter, Sheila, Edna, Vonetta Kelley, Don, Dorcas, Billy, salad, lettuce, tomato, citizens. For more informa- Delphia, C.L., Jackie, Janet Conner, Jeffrey Trees and Ida onions, home-style refried tion about how to ride, Mae were all big winners. After bingo, Shai held an artist beans, tiramisu cake. please visit www.oatstran- workshop; then, after lunch, Carol, Jackie, Edna, Sheila, Tuesday, June 11: ritzy sit.org, and click on the Bus Delphia, Dorcas and a few other ladies relaxed while Shai chicken, seasoned butter Schedules tab to see the did their nails. noodles, garlic brussels schedule for each county. On May 24, we held our monthly Red Hat Tea. Carol, sprouts, garlic bread, deli- This is the schedule for Jackie, Sheila, Ida Mae, Betty Walrath, Jewell and John THIRD cious bread pudding. June: Thursday, June 6: East Davis, Vonetta, Dorcas, Delphia, Edna and visitors had cof- LOCATION Save up to Wednesday, June 12: kiel- county to West Plains. fee, hot chocolate and coconut cream pie while listening to Ozark, MO basa and pasta, tuscan veg- Monday, June 10: West music. Everyone at the party over 50 must wear a red hat; (James River Rd., across etable blend, garlic bread, county to Springfield. John Davis wore a red ball cap so that he could join in on from Braum’s) 40-70% gooey butter cake. Thursday, Tuesday, June 11: West the festivities. I was in the office and could hear the music June 13: cashew chicken county to Ava. Thursday, and laughter, so I stopped in to see what was going on and over white rice, oriental June 13: East county to found Edna and Shai dancing while everyone else was vegetable blend, wheat West Plains. Monday, June cheering them on and laughing. bread, ice cream cups. 17: East county to Mountain Saturday, May 25, Kaila Huffman served popcorn while Home, Arkansas. Tuesday, Edna, Carol, C.L., Dorcas, David, Vernon, Sheila, Betty, Activities June 18: West county to Nettie Sue and Vonetta watched Roy Rogers movies. Billy, Thursday, June 6: bingo Mountain Home. Thursday, Delphia, Ida Mae, Sheila, Edna, Dorcas, Butch, C.L., Carol, 1 p.m. Friday, June 7: arthri- June 20: East county to Jewell, Jackie and Don Harden played kickball Saturday tis exercise class 1 p.m. West Plains. Tuesday, June afternoon. Monday, June 10: arthritis 25: The whole county comes Ginny Campbell, Elizabeth Canaday, Kathy Watson, exercise class 1 p.m., bingo to Gainesville. The Ozark Tracey Hathcock and Carrie Cole were very helpful Sunday 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 11: County Food Pantry is open afternoon in getting residents to the church services pro- games 10 a.m., music jam at a special time this day for vided by Salem General Baptist. Delphia, Dorcas, Vonetta, session 6 p.m. Thursday, OATS riders only. Thursday, Ida Mae, Edna, Don, James Forest, Betty, Carol, Jewell and June 13: bingo 1 p.m. June 27: East county to John Davis and other residents attended. Friday, June 14: arthritis West Plains. C.L., Carol, Butch, Billy, Ida Mae, Edna, Sheila, Dorcas, Delphia, David, Thelma Shockey and Lillie played several games of ladderball and kickball through the week. They all love kickball right now; one day they played kickball three rieze arpet Enjoy a delicious meal with a view of the lake at times throughout the day! Kickball and ladderball can get a F C little wild, but all of my ceiling fans are still intact. We have Installed spent as much time outside as possible between all of the storms and have scheduled several activities in our park dur- with pad ing the month of June. I hope the weather cooperates with ! us. $ 35 Smoke-Free As low as... sq. ft. We ended May with a musical performance by Allen Deyo before lunch and Bingo in the afternoon. Our secure 1 wing got a new stereo last week. I stopped by to see how 322 W. Third St. 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday through Thursday everyone liked the new stereo, and they were dancing, Mountain Grove, MO laughing and singing to the oldies. So I would say the new 417-926-4489 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Fridays & Saturdays system was a hit. Hours: Mon-Fri 8-7 • Sat. 9-7 • Sun. 11-5 Congratulations to our newest CNA graduate, Alexandria 1854 N. Glenstone Come enjoy the Sunday lunch buffet! Scott. Our April employees of the month were Shelly Curtis, Springfield, MO Johnny Johnson, Alex Scott and Tara VanPelt. Our April safety bonus winners were Sue Egan, Kim Evans, Kendra 862-DAVE (3283) 417-273-4444 Johnson and Denise Roff. We will draw for our May discountdavescarpet.com On Bull Shoals Lake • Lake Road 160-25 • Theodosia, MO employees this week. Wednesday, June 5, 2019 • OZARK COUNTY TIMES • Page 7

Within 24 hours of paving the day-use area at Hammond Camp, fresh asphalt was marred with graffiti last week. Local and Forest Service law enforcement officers are investigating. The crime could be prosecuted as a federal misdemeanor or felony. VANDALISM continued from page 1

Norris said Forest Service personnel “appreciate the public’s patience” with the long-delayed project, which was first initiated in May 2015 but “has experienced several unforeseen setbacks to its original timeline,” the MTNF OMC expansion to break ground announcement says. “The 2017 flood put the project behind schedule; and it resulted in contract design changes and Ozarks Medical Center will hold a groundbreaking ceremony June 25 for the start of construction of the new reprioritizing work to be completed first in the day-use area home of its Medical Office Building and Women’s Health Center. The community is invited to attend the of the site. Weather this past winter and spring also delayed event, set for 5:30 p.m. in front of the hospital on Kentucky Avenue. Construction is expected to be com- construction efforts.” pleted in 2021. The expansion will place more services under one roof, connecting the existing Shaw Medical The Forest Service’s goal is to “open up the original day- Building and the current main hospital building housing almost all of OMC’s specialty clinics and ancillary use area during the 2019 season, which is expected to hap- services. The more than 97,000 square feet of additional space will include a medical office building, flexible pen soon,” according to the news release. clinics, a procedure suite, centralized imaging facilities, an updated pharmacy and a new food service area The vandals struck within 24 hours after paving was as well as a 20,000-square-foot Women’s Center that will house modern labor and delivery rooms, gyneco- completed in the day-use area last week, spraying graffiti on logical surgery facilities and educational spaces. OMC is also upgrading its information technology system the new asphalt surface. to replace multiple electronic health record systems currently used. This upgrade will provide the platform for Work remaining to be done in the day-use area includes all OMC departments, primary care, and specialty clinics to access patients’ records across care areas. letting the asphalt cure, striping lanes and parking areas, and installing traffic-control devices. A timeline for completing the work hasn’t been set due to the dependence on good weather, “but efforts will continue to be made to get as much done as quickly as possible,” the news release said, STATE PARK adding that District Ranger Cody Lunsford “has been keep- continued from page 1 ing outfitters and guides, county officials and other elected officials apprised on progress of the project.” for guided hikes through the area that was destined to become Bryant State Park. Bill Bryan, then the Missouri State Additional instances of vandalism could impact the cur- Parks director, welcomed the crowd and introduced other state park employees who led attendees on a choice of three rent efforts to open the site, resulting in more delays, the hikes through the land Bryan called “a beautiful place.” announcement said. Seven months after Eric Greitens was sworn in as governor in 2017, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch published a story The ranger district will provide updates on the Mark in August saying the state park, along with the other tracts of land purchased by former Governor Nixon’s administra- Twain National Forest website and Facebook page. Those tion, would remain closed indefinitely. with questions – or anyone with information about this or The Post-Dispatch story by Jack Suntrup noted that, under Greitens’ administration, the Missouri Department of other illegal activities at the North Fork Recreation Area – Natural Resources “has greeted further expansion of the state’s park system with skepticism, instead shifting focus to a are asked to contact District Ranger Lunsford at 417-683- $200 million maintenance backlog in current state parks.” Suntrup addrf later in the story that “Nixon was criticized by 4428 or [email protected]. lawmakers who said his team snapped up parcels under a shroud of secrecy while neglecting the maintenance backlog and local concerns over lost property tax revenue.” Bill Bryan, the state parks director who had hosted the public’s introduction to Bryant Creek State Park, was fired shortly after Greitens took office. NOW CONTRACTING Four months later, in December 2017, public meetings were held to discuss the future of the four newest state parks. A story by Michele Skalicky for KSMU Ozarks Public Radio said that, before the Bryant Creek State Park meeting on FOR NEXT WINTER! Dec. 5, 2017, at the Ava Community Building, the new state parks director, Ben Ellis, said selling the newly acquired state park properties “has never been an option,” contrary to some media reports. “We are focused on currently looking at how to move forward to provide public access to these properties,” Ellis told Skalicky. Lock in your propane price now and But without adequate funding, he said, making the properties accessible to the public would be very difficult, espe- take the guesswork out of budgeting cially considering the $200 million in deferred maintenance at other state parks that DNR still faced. your heating needs next winter. A handout titled “Factors for consideration” that was distributed at the December 2017 meeting listed some of potential development costs for “primitive” park facilities as $130,000 to $390,000 for a 1-mile gravel road; $2,000 to $6,000 for a gravel parking lot; $11,000 for a 1-mile asphalt trail; $10,000 for a 1-mile gravel trail; $40,000 for a two-room vault toilet; and $6,000 to $25,000 per year for resource stewardship. At the December 2017 meeting, Ellis told the attendees that a partnership between DNR and the Missouri Department of Conservation might be one way the park could eventually open. “We’re looking very closely at the possibility of 3 WAYS TO SAVE various partnerships,” Ellis told Skalicky. Area residents expressed their opinions about the state park at the meeting – and also online. To see the online com- • 100% Pre-Buy: Pay 100% when you ments, visit mostateparks.com, search for Bryant Creek State Park, and then click on “click here to see information from sign up. the Bryant Creek State Park meeting and link to comment.” Greitens resigned as governor in June 2018 amid accusations that he violated campaign disclosure laws and may • 4-Pay: Pay 25% down and 25% per have tried to blackmail a former mistress. month for 3 months. Another story by Jack Suntrup last month in the Post-Dispatch discussed the legislature’s consideration of selling • Budget Billing: Make a down payment, the Eleven Point park; the sale did not happen. The story also mentioned again the possibility of “joint operating agree- ments” between MDC or private groups that might allow the “new” state parks to open. Suntrup concluded by saying then divide the balance over the that Bryant Creek State Park and the other three parks “await development as [current] Republican Gov. Mike Parson’s remaining months through April 2020. administration assesses Nixon’s acquisitions.” For more information about next week’s meeting, contact Carl Bonnell at Table Rock State Park, 417-334-4704. GAINESVILLE Gainesville Livestock Auction (417) 679-4644 DOUGLAS COUNTY LIVESTOCK Sale every Monday at 11:00 am 542 Third St AUCTION 8 Miles South Cattle are accepted everyday of Ava, MO on Hwy. 5 REAL ESTATE AUCTION Accepting cattle from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday and Sale barn: SATURDAY, JUNE 15 , 10:00 A.M. all day during sale on Thursday • Sale begins at 11 a.m. Location: From Gainesville, Mo., travel west to 5 south on 160 Hwy - then left 417-679-0030 6 miles to (Pontiac Area) W Hwy then right 2.5 miles to property on left. Reason for First Thursday of every month Auction: Due to my age and health. 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Theodosia MO 558057s 417-255-7001 We accept most major Monday - Friday 9 am - 5 pm IRE E-Mail third party insurance T 1028 Porter Wagoner • West Plains, MO [email protected] Theodosia, MO as well as Medicaid Todd Hornback Gene Summers AR Broker #PB00043890 and Medicare Part D. Oregon Co. Rep Ozark Co. Rep AR License #1568 417-273-4555 417-273-2555 All announcements made day of the sale supersede any written material. Not responsible for lost or stolen property or accidents. Page 8 • OZARK COUNTY TIMES • Wednesday, June 5, 2019 RECORDS OBITUARIES SHERIFF’S REPORT To contact the Ozark things were taken. Handled white vehicle on Highway 11:48 a.m. – Deceased Joyce Lansdown, 76 County Sheriff’s Depart- by officer. 160. Handled by OCSD person, Highway 181. ment or other emergency- 10:31 p.m. – Medical: officer. Coroner rendered assis- Funeral services for Joyce M. responding agencies here, 52-year-old female is hav- 3:35 p.m. – Medical: tance. Lansdown, 76, of Clarkridge, Arkansas, call 417-679-4633. In an ing trouble breathing. OCA 60-year-old female is sui- 11:56 a.m. – Medical: were held June 4, 2019, at the Gainesville emergency, dial 911. and Lick Creek VFD cidal. Pottersville VFD and 53-year-old male was stung Church of Christ with Halbert Smith responded. Patient was OCA responded. three times by wasp and is officiating. Mrs. Lansdown died June 1 May 27 (continued from transported to BRMC. 4:26 p.m. – Medical: not feeling well. OCA in Mountain Home, Arkansas. last week) 60-year-old male has severe responded. Patient was She was born June 30, 1942, in 8:55 a.m. – Medical: May 29 head pain. South Howell transported to OMC. Gamaliel, Arkansas, the daughter of 88-year-old female has 12:50 a.m. – Stranded Ambulance responded. 4:16 p.m. – Careless and John and Louise Fowler. She loved passed out on floor and is motorist near Lutheran Patient will travel by private imprudent driver in yellow cooking for her family, gardening – unresponsive. Dora VFD, Church. OCSD rendered vehicle. Cavalier reported in especially in her flower garden – and her church. Ozark County Ambulance assistance. No wrecker 7:25 p.m. – Well-being / Theodosia / Isabella area. She is survived by her husband, Clifford, of the home; and Air Evac responded. needed. security check requested: MSHP rendered assistance. her daughter, Nichole Lane and husband Mark of Gainesville; 9:52 a.m. – West Plains 9:30 a.m. – Medical: reporting party was on the 5:31 p.m. – Suspicious grandchildren Jason Lansdown of Mountain Home, and Police Department called 83-year-female has fallen. phone with his mom when person reported under call- Andrew Lane, Alex Lane and Megan Goodman, all of and said a stolen vehicle OCA and Thornfield VFD she fell. OCSD responded. er’s porch on HH Highway. Gainesville; two great-grandsons, Kyle Lansdown and may be at an Ozark County responded. Patient was Checked OK. Handled by OCSD officer. Bentley Goodman; one brother, Vernon Flowler and wife address. Handled by OCSD transported to BRMC. 10:56 p.m. – Medical: 7:02 p.m. – Medical: Julie of Clarkridge; one sister, Deloris Larson and husband officer. 9:41 a.m. – Caller on 93-year-old female has 76-year-old female is possi- Warren of Clarkridge, and one sister-in-law, Norma Swan 10:52 a.m. – Medical: Zastrow Drive said a subject chest pain. OCA responded. bly having allergic reaction and husband John of Colorado Springs, Colorado. 37-year-old male has dia- left in the night with daugh- Patient was transported to to medication. Theodosia She was preceded in death by her parents and one son, betic complications. OCA, ter. Reporting party is filling Ozarks Medical Center in Area VFD and OCA Roger Lansdown. Gainesville VFD respond- out missing person report in West Plains. responded. Burial was at Howards Ridge Cemetery. ed. Patient was transported West Plains / Howell 7:27 p.m. – Search war- Arrangements by Roller Funeral Home, Mountain Home. to Baxter County Regional County. Wanted OCSD to May 31 rant executed in Gainesville. Medical Center in Mountain know in case daughter is in 2:01 a.m. – Cows out Subject arrested. Home, Arkansas. the area. near sale barn. Owners were 9:40 p.m. – Caller said a 11:18 a.m. – Reporting 10:38 a.m. – Property contacted. guy is chasing people with a The Ozark County Times publishes obituaries free party said an iPad and a damage / vandalism report- 6:50 a.m. – Suspicious hatchet at Patrick Bridge. of charge when there’s a link to Ozark County and Beretta Pico .380 were sto- ed at Hammond Camp- vehicle: Caller said a OCSD responded. Subject when the obituary can be edited into the newspaper’s len from a duffle bag in a ground: gate knocked down. maroon Nissan car with no arrested and Ron’s Recovery standard arrangement and format. Submit obituaries Jeep, and at the same time a OCSD took report. plates is stopped in the mid- towed vehicle. at ozarkcountytimes.com under the “Records” tab or .270 Savage with Leopold 12:45 p.m. – Medical: dle of County Road 311. 10:55 p.m. – Caller at by emailing editor Sue Ann Jones, sueann@ozark- 4X12 scope was stolen from person has hip out of socket. Driver looks to be slumped Bullseye said a subject was countytimes.com inside the house on County Brixey-Rockbridge VFD over the steering wheel; getting in her face, arguing. Road 502. Wanted it on and Cox Ambulance from unsure of what passenger Handled by OCSD officer. record. Handled by OCSD Ava responded. Patient was was doing. OCSD respond- officer. transported to hospital. ed. Unable to locate. June 2 CHANEY 1:10 p.m. – Suspicious 1:52 p.m. – Caller said a 8:06 a.m. – Suspicious 12:24 a.m. – Deer in Call to vehicle reported on High- tornado was on the ground vehicle: Dark maroon Roadway on Highway 5 way 160 between Theodosia 10 or so miles west of Chevy with Arkansas plates south. Handled by OCSD subscribe and Gainesville. Unable to Terry’s Feed Store in sitting at Highway 160 and officer. MONUMENT WORKS, llc to the locate. Theodosia but has gone County Road 557. OCSD 12:52 a.m. – Traffic stop, chaneymonuments.com 1:59 p.m. – Reporting back up. OCSD called out rendered assistance. Highways 160 and 5 north. Ozark County party said he saw the same weather spotters in 9:14 a.m. – Medical: Handled by OCSD officer. D&D SignS vehicle he reported yester- Theodosia Area and Caney Unspecified situation. 2:03 a.m. – Traffic stop, Vinyl Letters • Truck Lettering Times Windows & Magnetic Signs day on Highway 160 by Mountain area. Theodosia Ambulance transport. Highways 5 north and 417-679-3720 • 417-989-0317 Anderson Propane tanks, weather spotters said storm 9:52 a.m. – Information: County Road 107. Handled We Accept 417-679-4641 Gainesville, MO now pulling a trailer. was going north. Court order set out, HH by OCSD officer. 2:32 p.m. – Caller said a 3:01 p.m. – Juvenile situ- Highway. Handled by offi- 2:46 a.m. – Traffic stop, dark-colored GMS is unable ation reported in Bakersfield. cer. Highways 160 and 181. to maintain lanes on High- OCSD took report. 10:47 a.m. – Medical: Handled by OCSD officer. way 5 north by Romance. 3:55 p.m. – Caller said a Elderly person has fallen 11:48 a.m. – Reporting FAMILY REUNION turnoff OCSD rendered drunk driver was in the ditch and is unconscious. Tecum- party said he was threatened assistance. on Highway 160 east. seh VFD and OCA respond- by his daughter’s mother’s CANCELLED 5:37 p.m. – Stranded Handled by OCSD officer. ed. Patient was transported boyfriend when he went to The annual Smith family reunion of Manual motorist on High School 5:07 p.m. – Disturbance: to OMC. pick up his daughter. The Jackson Smith Sr. and Elizabeth Workman Drive. OCSD rendered called said a subject is tear- 10:59 a.m. – Information: male subject also said he assistance. ing up the place. OCSD HH Highway. would kill puppies and dogs Smith has ended. Usually held the second 9:03 p.m. – OCSD assist- responded. Male subject ran 3:41 p.m. – Medical: that are on the property if weekend in June, it is no more. ed another agency at from officer. MSHP is in Transfer patient from reporting party did not take If you have any questions, you can contact Tecumseh Park. route to assist. Subject BRMC to resident. OCA them, even though they are 9:25 p.m. – Stranded arrested. responded. not his. Wanted it on record Lloyd Weathermon at 1-402-484-7391 motorist reported in red van 8:54 p.m. – Caller said 10:06 p.m. – Medical: at this time. on Highway 181, trying to her vehicle was side-swiped 76-year-old male is very 2:57 p.m. – Medical: flag people down. OCSD by a yellow car on HH weak. OCA responded. 61-year-old female has nose responded. Gone on arrival. Highway. MSHP rendered Patient was transported to bleed and is very weak. Lick Daniel Collins’ Tire It’s assumed person got a assistance. BRMC. Creek VFD and OCA ride. No one was on scene 9:25 p.m. – Caller said he 10:12 p.m. – Runaway responded. Patient was Service and Lawn Care with the vehicle when offi- let a female who was walk- called reporting party. transported to BRMC. Conveniently located between Ava, Gainesville cer arrived. ing down the road come into OCSD rendered assistance. 3:00 p.m. – Well-being / and Theodosia. Formerly Theodosia Country Tire 10:00 p.m. – Vehicle stop his house on Harlin Drive to 10:50 p.m. – Howell security check requested. We specialize in light truck, passenger car tires and at Highways 160 and 181. use his bathroom, and now a County DFS requested Subjects are fighting. OCSD farm service calls. Give us a call for best prices around phone is missing. Wanted it check on two kids at Ozark responded. Parties were May 28 on record. Handled by County location. Reporting separated, and 12-hour rule on light truck and passenger tires! 1:58 a.m. – Traffic stop, OCSD officer. party could not give a good was instated. "We'll keep you Rollin'!" High School Drive. Handled address. Unable to locate. 3:38 pm. – Caller said by OCSD officer. May 30 10:58 p.m. – OCSD male subject involved in 417-372-1742 3:42 a.m. – Medical: 4:04 a.m. – Medical: assisted MSHP on Highway previous incident has 76-year-old female has high 30-year-old female has diz- 160. returned to the residence. heart rate and is dizzy. OCA ziness and pain in right side June 1 Handled by OCSD officer. responded; Air Evac on of stomach. Brixey- 2:58 a.m. – Traffic stop 3:53 p.m. – Suspicious standby. OCA transported Rockbridge VFD and OCA at Lick Creek. Handled by incident: reporting party patient to BRMC. responded. Patient was OCSD officer. bought a stolen four-wheel- 9:01 a.m. – Suspicious transported to BRMC. 4:39 a.m. – Traffic stop er from a subject in person: caller said her cam- 6:15 a.m. – Medical: at Lick Creek. Subject Gainesville. OCSD ren- www.haskinsauction.com era showed that a man 56-year-old male who had arrested. Ron’s Recovery dered assistance. Email: [email protected] walked by her house on recent heart surgery has towing service was called. 6:57 p.m. – OCSD assist- Highway 160 about 2 a.m. passed out. CPR was admin- 7:52 a.m. – Medical: ed another agency in a vehi- Officer spoke with caller by istered, and he is breathing 81-year-old female has gen- cle search at the high school. Office: 417-679-4997 • Cell: 417-257-4446 phone. but incoherent. OCA and eral illness. OCA and Dora 7:36 p.m. – Medical: Fax: 417-679-3884 • Gainesville, Missouri 9:28 a.m. – Caller said an Air Evac responded. Patient VFD responded. Ambulance 63-year-old female is hav- old store on Highway 160 was transported by OCA to transport. ing trouble breathing. Lick was broken into. OCSD ren- BRMC. 9:28 a.m. – Medical: Creek VFD and OCA dered assistance. 8:53 a.m. – Lost red- 39-year-old male has elevat- responded. Patient was DaviD Haskins 9:44 a.m. – Caller said bone bloodhound reported ed blood sugar level and has transported to BRMC. Broker/Owner • Auctioneer someone backed into her on County Road 511. passed out but is breathing 9:14 p.m. and 9:25 – [email protected] 2012 Jeep Compass in the Wanted it on record. and vomiting. OCA Traffic pursuit from HH LLC www.ozarksrealty4u.com Town & Country Super- 11:06 a.m. – Found on responded. Patient was Highway to County Road market. OCSD rendered County Road 310: tan-and- transported to BRMC. 619. Handled by OCSD assistance. black goat with yellow ear 11:02 a.m. – Well-being / officer. Ron’s Recovery 12:18 p.m. – Caller said tag. Wanted it on record. security check: caller report- towing service was called. an old blue Ford pickup 12:53 p.m. – Medical: ed loitering after hours at POINTER BLACKBURN & BROWN bounced all over the road 77-year-old female has gazebo on square in June 3 POINTER LAW OFFICE, P.C. then came to a stop on respiratory problems. OCA Gainesville. OCSD respond- 2:38 p.m. – Medical: ProfessionalPROFESSIONAL,, e EXPERIENCEDxPerienced REPRESENTATION rePresentation Highway 160, but when responded. Patient was ed. Gone on arrival. 70-year-old female, unspec- DAVID B.d POINTERavid B. P JESSICAointer •P. J BLACKBURNessica P. B lack JOSHUABurn D. BROWN caller went to check, no one transported to BRMC. 11:21 a.m. – Reporting ified situation. Unfounded. JoshuaJOHN d G.. B MOODY C.rown LEE PIPKINS • C.J ohnLEE PIPKINS G. HEATH Moody HARDMAN HEATH • c. HARDMANlee PiPkins was around it. Missouri 1:03 p.m. – Dora VFD party says three trucks were Contact was made with the AttorneysAttorneys at at Law Law State Highway Patrol ren- dispatched for mutual aid. blocking roadway on subject, and she didn’t need dered assistance. 1:06 p.m. – 32-year-old County Road 142 filling medical attention. 4:18 p.m. – Property female on Highway 160 was water tanks and wanted her 6:17 a.m. – Vehicle ver- damage / vandalism: Caller bitten. OCSD rendered to wait 10 minutes before sus deer, Highways 160 and had his home on H Highway assistance. she could go through. OCSD 5 south. OCSD rendered broken into and several 2:04 p.m. – Traffic stop: responded. Gone on arrival. assistance. New baby? Share the good news! Heat & air CivilCivil Litigation Litigation • Real • Real Estate Estate • Estate • Estate Planning Planning • Probate Submit a birth announcement BusinessBusiness TransactionsTransactions • Criminal• Criminal Defense Defense • Family • Probate Law Heating • air Conditioning for your little one. refrigeration • eleCtriCal Visit our website www.pointerlaw.com Free for local residents and those Serving YOUR area for over 20 years. with Ozark County ties 496 3rd Street • Gainesville, MO • 417-679-2203 Quality and satisfaction GUARANTEED! 307 NW 12th Avenue • Ava, MO • 417-683-3400 Call the Ozark County Times ofﬁ ce at 417-679-4641 or email 109 E. Second Street • Mtn. 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Remembering D Day: Alva Hollingsworth

Editor’s note: In recogni- were from Arkansas, so it trained for amphibious land- but Hollingsworth’s Battery tion of the 75th anniversary was fitting that they waited ings. On D-Day, June 6, A missed the celebration; of D Day on June 6, we near the battleship Arkansas they put that training to use. his unit was loaned to sup- reprint this profile of the on June 6, watching it fire They were ferried from port Gen. George S. Patton’s late Alva Hollingsworth, its big guns at the enemy on troop carriers to the beach 3rd Army’s dash across formerly of Gainesville, a shore. by landing ship transports. France. soldier who participated in Hollingsworth had been “The first dead soldier I At one point while the Allied invasion of drafted in August 1942. He saw was on the LST when it Hollingsworth’s unit was Normandy, France. Written spent a few days at Camp came to get us,” Hollings- still with Patton, they’d by Mary Ruth Luna Sparks, Robinson near Little Rock, worth said. been sent back to an area to editor of the Ozark County where the men had been A German pillbox on the rest. A lieutenant came and Genealogy and Historical questioned about their left of their beach sector told Hollingsworth he was Society’s Old Mill Run, it skills. Hollingsworth’s gave the unit trouble as they to get his men up early the was originally published in uncle, who had served in the landed. next morning to exercise. the March 12, 2008, edition Army, had advised him, The 447th was an anti- Sgt. Hollingsworth told the of the Times. Mr. “Never volunteer for any- aircraft unit, but by June lieutenant he didn’t want to Hollingsworth died in 2012 thing.” So Alva kept his 1944, Germany had virtual- disobey the order, but they at age 94. His widow, hand down when the ques- ly no air force left. For- had been sent there to rest. Phyllis Hollingsworth, lives tions came: tunately, the unique weap- “I reached over and in Gainesville. “How many can drive a ons the 447th fired also pulled off my stripes and truck?” a sergeant asked. were effective against tanks, told the lieutenant he could By Mary Ruth Luna Sparks “Those men were set to artillery or infantrymen. get someone else to do the operating wheelbarrows,” “One of my guns job,” Hollingsworth said. On the morning of June Hollingsworth said, smil- received a citation for hit- He would get up to exercise 6, 1944 – D-Day - Alva ing. ting a sniper at 1,000 yards,” if ordered, he said, but he Hollingsworth watched “How many have gone to Hollingsworth said. wasn’t going to force the through binoculars as the college?” Battery A’s weapons sys- other men to do it. Later, the first U.S. troops went ashore “Those men went to KP,” tems included eight 40 mm lieutenant asked Hollings- on Omaha Beach in Hollingsworth said, laugh- guns, four quad-pack worth to take his stripes The late Alva Hollingsworth, formerly of Gainesville, Normandy, France. ing. 50-caliber and several back, but he refused. was part of the Allied invasion of Omaha Beach dur- Hollingsworth, now 89 He received his basic 30-caliber machine guns. The powerful weapons ing D Day 75 years ago this week. and a Gainesville resident, training at Fort Bliss near El The quad-packs operated of Battery A were in remembers that the first Paso, Texas, and was pro- like the turret of a B-17 demand, and Hollingsworth wave of troops was to go at moted to sergeant before the bomber, but they were took part in three other brought out whiskey rations. Mountain Home, Arkansas. 6:30 a.m. His unit, the 447th unit headed to Yuma, mounted on vehicles called major campaigns: Huertgen I don’t know where they got He moved back to Howards Anti-aircraft (automatic Arizona, for desert training. half-tracks. Half-tracks had Forest, the Battle of the them, but we had tin cups. Ridge in 1967 and moved to weapons) Battalion, was It appeared they were going tires in front like a truck. In Bulge, and the Rhineland. We threw quite a drunk,” he Gainesville after retiring scheduled to go at noon. But to North Africa. back, they had tracks like a In the Huertgen Forest, said. from Baxter Lab in 1978. things were not going well, But the Allies began win- tank. They were easier to where even more men died Hollingsworth came Hollingsworth’s first and the 447th’s departure ning there. So Hollings- maneuver than a tank. than on Omaha Beach, back to the U.S. in marriage ended in divorce. was delayed. worth’s group was eventu- Soon after D-Day, part of Hollingsworth said he November 1945. Army offi- On July 2, 1977, he married Eighty-five percent of ally sent to England, arriv- the 447th marched through pulled his half-track out cials advised the soldiers to Phyllis Fox Evans of the soldiers of the 447th ing early in 1944. They Paris in a victory parade, front so that he had a wider either call or telegram their Gainesville. “field of fire.” The Germans folks at home. They said A Battery, 447th Anti- were dug in, he said, so U.S. there had been reports of aircraft Battalion, held bombers had been ordered mothers having heart attacks annual reunions for 44 in to drop napalm. when a son showed up years, Hollingsworth said. He was too far out front unexpectedly. Phyllis Hollingsworth, who when he saw the planes Alva Hollingsworth’s accompanied her husband coming. He skinned his shin parents had moved to to many of the meetings, getting out of the half-track, Oklahoma when he left for said she’d never seen a bond and it bled. His lieutenant the service. They didn’t such as those men had with wanted to put him in for a have a telephone, so he sent each other. Purple Heart, but Hollings- them a telegram. Later he The last reunion was worth refused it. “I knew called an uncle saying he held in 2000. Since then the what a real Purple Heart would be coming in on a battery’s numbers have stood for,” he said. bus from Camp Chaffee. dwindled, and not enough In another battle, the But he got together with men are able to attend track came off his vehicle. some other guys, and they reunions anymore. Still, “I raised the hood and hired a car to drive them to Hollingsworth has a buddy pitched in a grenade,” he Tulsa. So he surprised his from his battery, James said. He wasn’t going to parents about midnight. He Godfrey, who lives in leave it behind for the remembers hearing his Harrison, Ark., and they get Germans to recover. mother squeal with joy. together occasionally for Hollingsworth was in After the war, Hollings- lunch. Waldfeschbach, Germany, worth worked on the con- “We were a mean when the war in Europe struction of Bull Shoals bunch,” he said. “We fought ended May 8, 1945. Dam, and then for Boeing among ourselves, but no “We were in what had Aircraft in Wichita, Kansas, one else had better hurt one once been a shoe factory,” and at Baxter Laboratory in of ours.” Alva Hollingsworth and his wife, Phyllis, in 2008. Mr. Hollingsworth died in 2012. he said. “The officers

Caney MountainVolunteer Fire Dept. Have you heard about the WIC program? What is WIC? WIC is a nutrition education/health promotion program designed to help moms and young children eat well and stay healthy. WIC provides nutrition information, promotes health and provides nutritious foods to supplement your diet. Your WIC food package may include: milk, cereal, juice, eggs, peanut butter, beans, fresh or frozen vegetables and fruits, and bread, tortillas or brown rice. Infants receive baby cereal and jars of baby food, as well as formula, if needed. In addition tuna is provided to breastfeeding moms. These foods are chosen because they will help you and your child to be healthy. They include nutrients like: protein, calcium, iron, vitamins A & C, folate and zinc. Who is WIC for? • Women who are pregnant, breastfeeding or whose pregnancy recently ended Yard sale • Infants under 12 months old • Children under 5 years old 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, June 7 What can you get from WIC? • Checks to buy food to keep you healthy 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 8 • Nutrition and health education to help you and your children eat well and be healthy at main firehouse on 4502 County Road 103 • Personal counseling about nutrition • Support and help with breastfeeding • Referrals to other health programs for you and your family To get WIC, you need to: $1 a bag! • Have a need for improved nutrition Lots of infant and children’s clothes • Some are brand new! • Meet the WIC income guidelines listed below Baby toys and accessories including a swing and stroller. Junior sized clothing. Some furniture. Lots of miscellaneous. THE FOLLOWING INCOME GUIDELINES APPLY: May 6, 2019

Family Size Annual Monthly Weekly 1 23,107 1,926 445 2 31,284 2,607 602 CONGRATULATIONS 3 39,461 3,289 759 4 47,638 3,970 917 5 55,815 4,652 1,074 ON REACHING YOUR GOAL! 6 63,992 5,333 1,231 7 72,169 6,015 1,388 8 80,346 6,696 1,546 100 MILES 9 88,523 7,377 1,703 10 96,700 8,059 1,860 Each additional +8,177 +682 +158 LESA MOSS family member *Pregnant women are counted as two family members *Income guidelines are based on 185% poverty level "Top Dog Fitness Center is the best WIC is by appointment only. Anyone interested in participating in this program please call (417) 679-3334 for an appointment. Ozark County Health Center is proud to be associated with the WIC program and recognizes their contribution in making Ozark place to work County a healthier place to live. out stress and lose weight. I In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from like the friendly discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any atmosphere." program or activity conducted or funded by USDA. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, 417-679-0330 program information may be made available in languages other than English. Leave Message To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint FormPDF Document, 725 HARLIN DRIvE, (AD-3027) found online at: http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, and at any USDA office, or write a letter ACROSS THE STREET FROm ANTLER addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Membership May be Attained Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; Fax: (202) 690-7442; or Email: by Appointment, Contact: [email protected]. PAULA ROSE - Home: 417-265-3623 • Cell: 417-989-1282 This institution is an equal opportunity provider. KAREN BRANTINGHAm - Home: 417-265-3551 • C: 417-683-7621 Page 10 • OZARK COUNTY TIMES • Wednesday, June 5, 2019

DEADLINE 10 A.M. MONDAY / Place your ad by calling 417-679-4641 or fax 417-679-3423 CLASSIFIEDS Hours: Monday-Friday 8-4:30 / OR e-mail [email protected]

LEGAL NOTICES petitioner are Karen A. Bates- The Ozark County Commission Lost cell phone on N highway Old pottery for sale. In good OZARK SELF-STORAGE. Dif- Crouch, Box 2005, Ava, MO is accepting bids fo Court House 679-4604. 4t24 shape. Some collectibles. 679- ferent size units. Reasonable 65608. painting. Sealed bids shall be 4509. tf rates. Hwy. 5 North. Call 417- To all individuals interested in Special Events 135 the Estate of Dohna F. Mahan You are further notified that, received at the commission 679-4866. tf Bluegrass Festival West Plains, NEW 3 wheel bicycle. 417-989- unless you file an answer or office by 9 a.m. June 24, 2019, 0021. tf Do you have a place for rent? The undersigned individuals, P. other pleading or shall other- at which time bids will be MO June 6-8 417-256-8835 [email protected] https:// Remington 22" String Trimmer- LET PEOPLE KNOW!! Call us Mullins and J. Mahan, are act- wise appear and defend against opened. For further information, today at 679-4641. tf-ha ing as co-personal representa- the aforesaid petition within 45 contact the Commission at 417- hobabluegrass.wixsite.com/ Model series 260. Used maybe tives of the decedent, as days after the 22 day of May, 679-4096. Address is P.O. Box mysite. 3t23 10 times. Paid $349 selling for REAL ESTATE SALES $250obo. Like new condition! appointed by her and as speci- 2019, judgment by default will 247, Gainesville, MO 65655. Love “junking” “antiquing” or Farms & Acreage 510 fied in her trust and last will, that be rendered against you. (49) 3t25 6/5,12,19 417-989-0481. tf “treasure hunting”? Head to 41 REMOTE ACRES bordering any and all debts may be paid Witness my hand and the seal Ozark County Treasure Festival For sale Exercise strider, upon receipt of proper proof of the Circuit Court this 16 day Sealed bids will be accepted for Bull Shoals Lake take line, June 7-8-9 at Triple Treasures wheelchair, electric treadmill. Ozark County. $1,495 an acre, thereof. All such claims must be of May, 2019. surplus equipment for the fol- Marketplace on Hwy 160 Hard- 679-4320. tf submitted in writing to either co- R. Craig Carter, Circuit Judge lowing items: 352-239-0415. tf enville, Missouri - next to WE SELL SIGNS. All types. personal representative within (194) 4t 5/22,29,6/5,12 Miscellaneous Office Gainesville! Over fifty vendors Mobile Home sales 525 six months or be forever barred D&D Signs. Hwy. 160, Gaines- Equipment to shop. Kid’s zone. Vendor Mobile home 16x60 now wheels to the fullest extent permissible ville. Call 679-3720 or 417/989- 2 Sickle Mowers demos. Kids twelve and under but axles are there. 1 bedroom, by law. The Gainesville R-V School 0317. tf Skid Steer Mount Hydraulic free. Adults five dollar admis- but could be 2. Living room, Also, nothing may be construed District is accepting bids for the Controlled Snow Blade sion and receive three entries Country Home Quilters online kitchen, bathroom. Not sure of that would allow for any action 2019-2020 school year for bak- Salt Spreader for an hourly prize drawing. One quilt shop 573-518-1981, www. how old. $2,000 obo. You haul to be taken against either co- ery, dairy items, propane and Pickup Truck Brush Guard weekend, three days. It’s a countryhomequilters.com. Full 417-989-9884, Pontiac. tf personal representative that printing. If you wish to submit a and Bumper shopper’s dream! Fri- line quilt shop including fabrics, would hold them liable or bid, please contact the Field Roller Sat:9:00-5:00 Sun: 11:00-5:00 notions, knitting and crocheting RECREATION responsible for any debts that Superintendent's office prior to These items and maybe more 1t24 supplies, embroidery blocks, BOATS & MOTORS 605 the decedent may have June 17, 2019. Specifications will be available for review 9 floss. tf incurred. can be picked up from the a.m. to 5 p.m. June 7 & 8, at 23 Special Notices 140 BOAT FOR SALE –seats 4, Pets/Supplies 365 Date of decedent's death: April office. Return by mail or fax, Village Hall Drive in Theodosia. Are you an OZARK COUNTY 1964 20' Cruzer, inboard/out- 6, 2019 mark envelopes to the Bid sheets are available at the TIMES SUBSCRIBER? If so, “DOGGIE-DO” Grooming. Hwy. board 4 cylinder Chrysler Date of first publication of this Gainesville R - V Village Hall and the bidding will you can sell your stuff abso- 5 S, one mile south of W on engine. 11581 CR 7070 Caul- notice: May 15, 2019 Superintendent's Office, 422 be open until June 30, 2019. lutely FREE! Just call us at 679- Hwy. 5. No dogs over 30 lbs. field. 1-417-712-3191. tf /s/ Co-Personal Representative Bulldog Drive, Gainesville, MO Any money received will be 4641 to place your classified Call 417/679-4121 for appoint- 1963 Span America lake boat P. Mullins 65655 or fax to (417)679-4270. deposited into the appropriate ad! tf ment. 9-5 Mon.-Thurs. Have with canopy tilt trailer with new 312 SE Bent Tree Drive Bids will be accepted from May funds. (89) 1t 6/5 you hugged your dog today? tf EMPLOYMENT paint $600. 417-543-0754. tf Blue Springs, MO 64014 29, 2019 at 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. wanted 370 For sale 1992 26' Bayliner /s/ Co-Personal Representative on June 17, 2019. Cloud 9 Ranch at Caulfield is AGRI-BUSINESS Rendevous boat with 150hp J. Mahan The opportunities provided are accepting applications for cooks WANTED SEAMSTRESS! Equipment/Supply 5 Mercury Force motor, trailer and 3562 State Highway N equally afforded to all persons and waitresses. You may pick Need several items of clothing with toilet priviledges. $7,000 Gainesville, MO 65655 regarless of race, color, religion, up an application at the Gate- altered. 417-989-0778. tf 417-679-2217 or 417-284- (157) 4t 5/18, 22,29, 6/5 sex, national origin or age. The house or download one off our Cooley Skid Steer Service REAL ESTATE RENTALS 7084. tf Board reserves the right to website at Cloud9Ranch.com NOTICE: All real estate adver- reject any or all bids or any part Tree shear under Employment Opportuni- 16.6 SAVAGE BASS BOAT for IN THE 44TH JUDICIAL tised herein is subject to the of any bid and accept that bid • Fence rows ties. Turn in your application to sale. 85 hp Johnson motor. Call CIRCUIT COURT, Federal Fair Housing Act, which which appears to be in the best the Gatehouse or email to pur- for details. $2,200 or best offer. OZARK COUNTY, MISSOURI • Pastures makes it illegal to advertise Judge Raymond Michael Gross interest of the school district. [email protected]. tf 989-9812. tf • Driveways wany preference, limitation, or Case Number: 19OZ-PR00016 (138) 3t 5/29, 6/5,12 Luke Cooley • 417-543-3587 The Gainesville School District discrimination based on race, Campers & Trailers 610 is now accepting applications color, religion, sex, handicap, In the Estate of MELVIN The Bakersfield R-IV School 1999 FIFTH WHEEL 33- FOOT for Substitute Bus Drivers. familial status, or national origin, THORBURN, Deceased. District is accepting bids for the TRAVEL TRAILER: Aluma-Lite Qualifications include 21 years or intention to make any such following items: SUTER by Holiday Rambler, 2 slide of age, valid School Bus preference, limitation, or dis- Notice of Letters Testamentary Fencing & Welding LLC outs, central heat/air, washer/ Endorsement and a CDL driv- crimination. We will not know- Granted Milk Welding • Fencing • Corrals dryer hookup, large elec/gas/ er’s license. Qualified persons ingly accept any advertising for (Supervised Adminstration) 1/2 pt skim milk Servicing the Tri-County Area battery fridge, gooseneck may apply at the Superinten- real estate which is in violation 1/2 pt 2% or 1% milk “For All Your Fencing Needs” attachment. $10,000 OBO. 417- dent’s office, call 417-679-4260 of the law. All persons are here- To All Persons Interested in the 1/2 pt 1% chocolate milk 448-9292. Nevada. tf Cole Suter • 417-349-0580 if you have questions. The by informed that all dwellings Estate of MELVIN THORBURN, 4 oz juices – orange and apple Gainesville School district is an advertised are available on an S&S 24' Horse Trailer. It is Decedent: Equal Opportunity/Affirmative setup as a 2 horse slant with 6600 Ford tractor, loader, cab, equal opportunity basis. Propane – delivered and annual Action Employer. living quarters. It's a local trail- motor doesn't run. 417-372- ON 09-MAY-2019, the last will inspection, specify prepay and 2t24 APARTMENTS/CABINS 405 er. It's in good condition. Has a of the decedent having been on-delivery price (Typical annu- 3138. 4t23 bed, shower, cook stove and The Gainesville School District For rent: One and two bedroom admitted to probate, the follow- al usage approximately 20,000 Belarus 925 turbo cab and air oven, cabinets bathroom and is now accepting applications apartments available frequently ing individual was appointed gallons) dual hydraulics with loader. kitchen area. $5,500 Nash Auto for a Bus Mechanic/Transporta- near Gainesville, but in the personal representative of the 1,500 hours. Good condition. Sales 679-4111. tf tion Supervisor. Qualifications country. $325 for one bedroom, estate of MELVIN THORBURN, Diesel -delivered (winter addi- $8,000. New Holland 648 baler, include 21 years of age, valid $375 for two bedroom. Sewer, SERVICES decedent, by the Probate tive for November-February auto-wrap. $6,000. Sitrex V School Bus Endorsement, a trash and water included. $300 Division of the Circuit Court of minimum) (Typical annual rake $1,500. 870-481-5402. LIST YOUR BUSINESS HERE, CDL driver’s license and the deposit. 417/284-9962 or Ozark County, Missouri. The usage approximately 10,000 4t25 417/372-3867. tf Call the Ozark County Times at name, business address of the gallons) ability to maintain regular bus 417-679-4641. tf-ha Farm Tractor. 1800 Oliver. maintenance. Qualified per- personal representative is: Accounting 703 STEVEN D THORBURN, 8992 Contracted Bus Maintenance Gas, Good Condition, Power sons may apply at the Superin- BULLDOG STATE HIGHWAY D, (call school for a list of specifi- Steering, Very Good Tires, tendent’s office, call 417-679- Dual Hydraulics, 65HP . This is QUICK CASH OF MISSOURI THORNFIELD, MO 65762 cations) 4260 if you have questions. APARTMENTS The personal representative's a good tractor, but it's much The Gainesville School district PAYDAY LOANS • TITLE LOANS attorney's name, business Bids must be received by 3 p.m. bigger than I need. $4900. 417 is an Equal Opportunity/Affirma- address: CST on Wednesday, June 19, -712 -1313. tf tive Action Employer. 3t23 For Rent 417-679-0415 JESSICA PETERSON 2019. Bids may be emailed to Troybuilt 6.5hp chipper/shred- LOCAL TRUCK DRIVER POSI- Hwy. 5 • MO/AR State Line BLACKBURN, 496 THIRD ST., [email protected], der, great condition. New cost TION for OZARK and DOUG- Look for Yellow & Black signs GAINESVILLE, MO 65655, faxed to 417-284-7335 or $675, sell for $250 Oakland LAS COUNTIES. Good pay and 2 bedroom 417-679-2203. mailed to Dr. Amy Britt, PO Box Area 314-852-3475. tf benefits. CDL license preferred, 1 bath apartment A/C & Heating 705 All creditors of said decedent 38, Bakersfield, MO 65609. All 2008 4x4 KUBOTA 34HP but willing to train qualified Washer and dryer provided WHIDDON'S AIR & Electrical, are notified to file claims in court emailed bids will have a confir- TRACTOR: Only 102 hours. employees. Full and part time LLC. Heating, air conditioning, within six months from the date mation with date and time of Includes quick attach loader, available. Send resume to PO electrical, light plumbing, gas of the first publication of this receipt sent to the sender. If 417-372-2444 Land Pride 5' brush hog and Box 30 West Plains MO 65775 piping. farm equipment and notice or if a copy of this notice you do not receive a confirma- Highway 181 • Gainesville blade. Good tires, very clean, or call 417-256-8171. 5t26 vehicle air, sheet metal work. was mailed to, or served upon, tion email, you should assume kept inside. $15,000. 573-280- Wanted- Someone to bale large Authorized Rheem dealer. Resi- such creditor by the personal the bid was not received. The 9542. tf round bales. Bebout Charloais Harlin Heights Apartments dential and commerical, representative, then within two Bakersfield R-IV School District 417-273-4279. 3t23 licensed and insured. Perry months from the date it was reserves the right to reject any 24' stock trailer with 14' living in Gainesville Whiddon - mechanical contrac- mailed or served, whichever is and all bids. (155) 1t 6/5 quarters 679-4429. tf Help wanted: Shop service tech One bedroom apartments for tor. Over 25 years experience. elderly, handicapped or disabled. later, or be forever barred to the FERGUSON 35 DELUXE. New for aggressive company, Agri- 417/543-2657. tf fullest extent permissable by Legal Notice culture equipment experience Rent based on income with rebuilt hydraulic pump, new utilities included. Emergency alarm law. Such six-month period and water pump, new seat, fair tires, required, benefits, 401k, insur- WEST PLAINS PROPANE such two-month period do not B&T Group Holdings, LLC. is ance, vacation. Mail resume to: system, laundry on site. Central recent battery. Starts and runs heat and air. extend the limitation period that proposing to construct a 382- excellent. Draw bar after mar- Engine Tech, PO Box 807, West PROPANE • FUEL OIL would bar claims one year after foot overall height guyed-type ket. $2,300. Cell 660-341-9167. Plains, MO 65775. tf 417-679-3584 GASOLINE • DIESEL FUEL the decedent's death, as pro- telecommunications structure at Home 417-712--4507. 4t23 Now hiring at all 4 Bullseye 9 am - 11 am vided in Section 473.444, 2284 US Highway 160, locations in Ozark County. Office (417) 679-0473 RSMo, or any other applicable Theodosia, Ozark County, 8 donut trailer house wheels. 5 TDD: 711 hold air. Others might. $100 Please apply in person. tf This institution is an equal opportunity Cell (417) 256-3470 limitation periods. Nothing in Missouri. The tower is antici- provider and employer. Section 473.033, RSMo, shall pated to utilize FAA Style E takes all. Cell 660-341-9167. RNs – Career opportunities in be construed to bar any action (dual medium intensity) lighting. Home 417-712--4507. 4t23 your area! Full-time, part-time, Backhoe/Bulldozer 710 against a decedent's liability B&T Group Holdings, LLC. JOHN DEERE 494 a corn plant- weekends. Excellent benefits, weekly pay, flexibility. Join our Westridge Apartments insurance carrier through a invites comments from any er. Needs 1 tire and 2 boxes. in Gainesville defendant ad litem pursuant to interested party on the impact team of exceptional nurses. HOGAN FARMS Can load. $400. Cell 660-341- One, two or three bedroom Section 537.021, RSMo. the proposed undertaking may 9167. Home 417-712-- Apply online www.oxfordhealth- Backhoe & Dump Truck have on any districts, sites, 4507.4t23 care.net. 417/255-9577. EOE/ with washer & dryer, microhood 6-Way Dozer Date of the decedent's death: buildings, structures or objects AAE Cox Health affiliated. tf Rent based on income. Water, 660 GREAT BEND QA loader Septic Tanks Installation & Repair 09-DEC-2018 significant in American history, sewer & trash removal included. with 7 ft. QA bucket. Excellent MERCHANDISE Site Work Date of first publication: archaeology, engineering, or Beautiful New Playground condition. $2500. Cell 660-341- Foundations • Basements 15-MAY-2019 culture that are listed or deter- Furniture 345 9167. Home 417-712-- & Basketball Court! /s/ Jackie Jones, clerk mined eligible for listing in the NEW full-size bed foundation. Mike & Karla 4507.4t23 National Register of Historic Never used. $65. 273-4329. tf 417-679-3584 Hogan Receipt of this notice by mail Places. Comments pertaining 44 MASSEY HARRIS parts. 1 pm - 3 pm Glider/rocker with ottoman, should not be construed by the specifically to historic resources Completely torn down. Straight excellent condition. Rococo TDD: 711 recipient to indicate that the may be sent to Environmental sheet metal. $1000. Cell 660- This institution is an equal opportunity (417) 679-4749 antique side chair with gold bro- recipient necessarily has a ben- Corporation of America, ATTN: 341-9167. Home 417-712-- provider and employer. cade upholstery and ottoman, Cell: (417) 331-2554 eficial interest in the estate. The Dina Bazzill, 1375 Union Hill 4507. 4t23 excellent condition $85 417- nature and extent of any per- Industrial Court, Suite A, HOMES 407 Hay/Feed/Seed 10 284-3463. Tecumseh. 4t26 son's interest, if any, can be Alpharetta, Georgia 30004. Ms. 2 bedroom house for rent $500 Construction 730 determined from the files and Bazzill can be reached at (770) ALFALFA HAY for sale, straight Miscellaneous 358 a month at Airport Trailer Park alfalfa, heavy square bales. CONCRETE WORK. All types; records of this estate in the 667-2040 ext. 111. Comments Steel pipe for sale. 2" or 3". Any 679-4869. tf floors, footings, basement walls, Probate Division of the above must be received within 30 days 265-3590. tf length. Gainesville. 679-0192 House for rent. Pontiac area. short walls, sidewalks, etc. referenced Circuit Court. of the date of this notice. HAY FOR SALE. 417-989-0778 4t25 Un furnished 1 bedroom & 1 full Larry Wallace Concrete, 417- (321) 4t 5/15,22,29,6/5 In addition, any interested party tf bath. Large living room & kitch- 543-0067. tf may also request further envi- Wanted a good used tractor tire. en area. Laundry room & all ronmental review of the pro- LIVESTOCK 15 Size 12.4x28. A tail gate for appliances. Gated private drive IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF posed action under the FCC’s Pigs for sale 300lbs $150 ready 1982 Ford pick-up full size . 417 679 3775. tf OZARK COUNTY, MISSOURI National Environmental Policy to be butchered. 636-225-2985. including hardware. 417-293- CIRCUIT DIVISION Act rules, 47 CFR §1.1307, by tf 9176. 4t26 Office/Commercial 425 MLH & SONS notifying the FCC of the specific Miniature donkey. 8 month old Tire of working for somebody In re the Marriage of reasons that the action may male. Gentle. $75 obo 417-712- else? Buy your own business! LEMUEL PARK SMYTH and have a significant impact on the Sand & Gravel 1313. 4t26 6'-10' Wells Cargo fully HUYNH THI KIM THUY quality of the human environ- equipped 2005 concession trail- Top Soil Creek Rock ment. This request must only WANTED TO BUY- standard or NASH’S er. Supplies included 417-679- Fill Dirt Sand Case No. 19OZ-CC0052 raise environmental concerns smaller donkey 679-0199. 4t24 0117. 4t23 MINI-STORAGE and can be filed online using the Baby pigs for sale 636-225- Excavating Chat LEMUEL PARK SMYTH, FCC pleadings system at www. 2985 Pontiac. tf Toshiba Tecra 720 CDT laptop 60 UNITS - 5 SIZES Site Prep Ponds Petitioner, fcc.gov or mailed to FCC with Targus case and power REASONABLE RATES All Limestone Products v. Requests for Environmental Live rabbits and dressed rabbits cord $90. 679-4355 or 543- for sale. 417-989-9448. tf HUYNH THI KIM THUY, Review, Attn: Ramon Williams, 0754. tf Call Jeff Call For Free Estimates Respondent. 445 12th Street SW, Wanted Pullets & chicken Old homemade quilt blue and (417) 679-4111 Washington, DC 20554 within brooder. 417-785-4216. tf 417-679-4102 white colors for sale 679-4509. NOTICE UPON ORDER FOR 30 days of the date that notice (417) 257-4864 Ballpark Road • Gainesville MO PRODUCE 20 tf SERVICE BY PUBLICATION of this proposed action is published on the FCC’s website. Eggs for sale. $2 a dozen. Call Large service station sign, light- The State of Missouri to Refer to File No. A1136881 to order. Will deliver to Gaines- ed, across from Town and Defendant HUYNH THI KIM when submitting the request ville square Also set up on Country $800 obo. 30 large clay THUY: You are herby notified and to view the specific informa- Gainesville square on Friday fire place tiles and blocks, fire THEODOSIA Ray Grisham that an action has been com- tion about the proposed action. morning with eggs, jams, jellies, place brick $500 obo. 2 brush Construction & Concrete menced against you in the V1087 NJF 1t23 6/5 relish, peppers. Garden vegeta- hogs, 1 workable, 1 needs STORAGE bles are not ready yet, but will Circuit Court for the County of wheel $500 obo. 417-543- All types of concrete work be in a week of two 417-989- Ozark, Missouri, the object and 0754. tf 5x10 - $45 Flat work & decorative general nature of which is the 9448. 8' A-frame hoist (3pc) $300. 1k Skid steer & backhoe service dissolution of Marriage and tf 10x10 - $65 Call to subscribe chain hoist $50. 3k hyd. eng. Light dozing, site prep, which affects the following announcements described property: debts and hoist $300. Eng stand $200. 10x20 - $110 driveways ect... Lost and Found 112 Adjustable creeper $50. 12' Low local minimum personal property. to the Ozark County Times Lights in each unit & The names of all parties to said Found male cat, approx 2-3 wood stepladder $25. Tecum- action are stated above in the years old, not neutered. Gray & seh 210-454-9845. tf security cameras Gainesville, MO caption hereof and the name 417-679-4641 white. found 4/25 tecumseh Bedliner for S-10 Chevy or Nis- and address of the attorney for area. 417-284-9996. 4t24 san pickup. 417-785-4216. tf 417-989-0157 417-257-4930 Wednesday, June 5, 2019 • OZARK COUNTY TIMES • Page 11 CLASSIFIEDS Construction 730 sonable price. Harold Cooper, low miles. Good fuel economy. 1965 Chevy 1/2 ton stepside Life Insurance Policy Death Thornfield, MO. 417-273-4775. Nearly new tires. Great looking longbed, no motor, transmission Benefit.) Free Information. CALL Cooley Skid Steer Service tf SUV and it’s a nice color. This is $600 obo. 417-543-0754. tf 1-877-251-2406 a great vehicle for an every day Tree shear CHAPMAN'S PUMP SERVICE. 1991 Ford F-150 XLT Lariat, FDA-Registered Hearing Aids. Serving your pump and well driver. Plenty of room for fami- standard cab, long wheel base, 100% Risk-Free! 45-Day Home • Fence rows work needs. 273.4764. or lies and cargo. Excellent all 2wd. Power windows, locks, Trial. Comfort Fit. Crisp Clear • Pastures 417.372.3662 Theodosia, MO. around vehicle. This Escape is cold air conditioning with Sound. If you decide to keep it, • Driveways equipped with 4WD, automatic 139,500 miles. 5.0 Liter (302 CI) PAY ONLY $299 per aid. FREE transmission, 3.0L V6 engine, Luke Cooley • 417-543-3587 v-8 engine replaced at 125,000 Shipping. Call Hearing Help power windows, power locks, miles, 5 speed manual transmis- Express 1- 855-978-2290 PEARSON’S cruise control, tilt steering, cold sion. Complete repaint 4 years SAVE ON YOUR NEXT PRE- PUMP SERVICE Auto Body Painting & Repair air conditioning, CD player, trail- ago. Mild restoration $7,550. M&R Asphalt Paving & Sealing WELL DRILLING Insurance Claims Welcome er hitch, power mirrors and SCRIPTION! 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New Construction Do you have a home to sell? Call RAJ Construction Remodeling • Tile Let us build the perfect ad for you! “We do the job right the first time.” Hardwood, Laminate or Linoleum Flooring Plumbing • Electrical 679-4641 Roger Jeckstadt Classiﬁ ed Display ads Owner/Contractor Sheetrock Repair worded ads with photos 190 Jeckstadt Drive Wall & Ceiling Texture start at just priced based to subscribe Gainesville, Missouri 65655 Painting $6.50 per week on ad size. E-mail: [email protected] Interior & Exterior Trim Phone: (417) 679-4808 Finish Work today! Cell: (417) 255-4279 Windows • Doors Contact Jenny at 417-679-4641 or [email protected] Employment, real estate, business for a quote and more information on ad pricing, design and details. and service ads are not included. Page 12 • OZARK COUNTY TIMES • Wednesday, June 5, 2019 MDC seeks comments By Popular Demand on landowner permit changes Extended thru June 14! Changes include acreage requirements, registry and discounts for nonresident landowners. The Missouri Department of Conservation are not or misrepresenting the number of wants public input on three changes it is acres they have. We also find folks who TREASURE LIFE AND MAKE proposing for its free permits for landown- share their permits with others – which is ers. First, MDC is proposing adjusting acre- illegal -- and who use the permits on land age requirements for its definition of resi- other than the property for which the per- dent landowners from 5 to 20 acres. Second, mits were issued, which is also not allowed.” EVERY MOMENT COUNT MDC is proposing the implementation of a The online registry would provide secure landowner registry to qualify for landowner records of landowners and members of their permits. Third, MDC is proposing discount- households who qualify for the free permits. Don’t miss a single ed deer and turkey hunting permits for non- The electronic registry would also provide resident landowners with 75 acres or more proof of land ownership and boundaries of in a contiguous tract. the properties for which the free permits conversation with your apply. Individuals would be required to pro- Change in acreage vide their information online through a MDC issues free landowner permits for secure MDC webpage, or in paper form. FAMILY or loved ones deer and turkey hunting to qualifying Missouri landowners with at least 5 acres Discounts for nonresident landowners and members of their immediate house- According to MDC, many nonresident holds. MDC also does not require resident landowners provide wildlife habitat work on landowners with at least 5 acres and mem- their properties that can provide significant bers of their immediate households to have benefits to state wildlife resources. MDC is permits for hunting small game, fishing on proposing the following price increases for waters of the state and trapping on their nonresident permits and the following dis- qualifying properties. counted permits for nonresident (NR) land- MDC held an initial public comment owners with a minimum of 75 acres: period in March for input on acreage Spring turkey: $190 current NR price; $224 requirements needed to receive free land- proposed NR price; $165 NR landowner price. owner deer and turkey hunting permits and Fall turkey: $110 current NR price; $130 free small-game hunting and trapping land- proposed NR price; $96 NR landowner price. owner privileges. Of the more than 14,000 Archery: $225 current NR price; $265 pro- comments received, a minimum of 21 acres posed NR price; $195 NR landowner price. was the most common preference. Based on Firearm deer: $225 current NR price; $265 this initial public feedback, MDC is propos- proposed NR price; $195 NR landowner price. ing changing the minimum acreage for Offering discounted deer and turkey per- landowner permits and privileges from 5 to mits to nonresident landowners with 75 acres 20 acres. This change will impact no-cost or more in a contiguous tract is similar to a past landowner deer and turkey hunting permits regulation that was in effect until 2009. MDC Taylor Hearing Centers is offering a as well as permit requirements for small- eliminated the offering during its last round of game hunting, fishing and trapping on qual- permit changes in 2008. ifying properties. FREE HEARING SCREENING & Public comments wanted Adding a landowner registry The proposed changes were given initial The proposed landowner registry is approval by the Missouri Conservation CONSULTATION for any adult. needed by both MDC and vendors who Commission at its May 23 meeting. issue permits to help eliminate misuse of the As part of the rulemaking process, MDC is free permits. According to MDC, conserva- asking for public comment on the changes dur- tion agents around the state find several ing July and early August at short.mdc.mo. Special Discounts On All Hearing Aids hundred violations each year related to the gov/Z49. To comment on landowner acreage misuse of landowner permits. requirements, refer to “3 CSR 10-20.805 Extended Through June 14th! “While most hunters properly use their Definitions.” To comment on the landowner Here Are Some Examples free landowner permits from MDC, we find registry, refer to “3 CSR 10-7.434 Deer: several hundred cases each season where Landowner Privileges” or “3 CSR 10-7.455 folks do not play by the rules – intentionally Turkeys: Seasons, Methods, Limits.” PREMIUM RECHARGABLE or by mistake,” said MDC Protection The commission will consider input 2400 Series Division chief Randy Doman. “Many of the received and make a final decision to move violations involve people fraudulently forward, modify, or withdraw the changes All Sizes Staring at obtaining and using the free permits when during its Aug. 23 meeting. If approved, the * * they do not qualify for them, such as claim- anticipated effective date of the changes $2000 $1100 ing to be a resident landowner when they would be Feb. 29, 2020. each each Expires 6/14/19 Expires 6/14/19 Treasure fest set for June 7-9 Triple Treasures Marketplace on Highway 160 at Hardenville will host the Ozark ADVANCED BASIC County Treasure Festival from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday-Sunday, June 7-8, and from 12:30 to 1200 Series 1000 Series 5 p.m. Sunday, June 9. All Sizes More than 50 vendors are expected to participate, offering a wide variety of items. The All Sizes facility includes a kids zone for youngsters. Some vendors will offer demonstrations. * $ * Vendors may choose from an inside covered area or outside are for $25 each. For more $1500 900 information contact Jan Hoyt, 417-712-0888. each each Expires 6/14/19 Expires 6/14/19 NORFORK LAKE FISHING by Tom Reynolds, STR Outfitters, stroutfitters.com The shad has yet to do a We had a cold, wet spring banks and they have no full spawn in Norfork Lake, with very few days of warm place to put the water. We check all insurances! but the stripers have decided weather and more rain than I The best bite is the first they could not wait so they care to see again. The lake is two hours unless we have have switched their diet to now 14.6 feet over the nor- overcast skies. I have been Call for an crawdads. They are feeding mal summer pool, and we using gizzard shad ranging BLUETOOTH on crawdads on the flats will have that for the fore- from 3 to 8 inches. Now that RECHARGEABLE TECHNOLOGY early then moving to deep seeable future as all the the water has warmed up, HEARING AIDS Connect wirelessly water to feed on shad. lakes and rivers are over the it’s now time to keep your AVAILABLE appointment to your cell phone, Never change fish. The current water tem- TV and other perature is above 76 degrees another favorite battery! devices! and going up with the cur- today! rent weather pattern calling for warm weather. Air & Electrical, LLC The stripers have gone Perry Whiddon ~ Mechanical Contractor deep. We are catching stripers from 31 to 50 feet on 870-232-4728 Residential & Commercial Installation & Service downlines. The stripers are 870-232-4179 ( ) Air Conditioning Heat Pumps Included! • Heating • Electrical being caught in Crystal www.taylorhearingcenters.com Hot Water Heaters • Gas Piping • Sheet Metal Work Cove, Bidwill Point, the east Tractor Air Conditioning side of the 62 bridge and the 202 North College Street . Mountain Home, AR 72653 Licensed & Insured points on the backside of Over 30 years experience Henderson Marina. We are 417-543-2657 also catching stripers in the Big Creek and Brushy Creek Count on us, two generations of the Wallace areas on the channel swings Meet Our Team family, born and raised in Ozark County, in waters ranging from 40 to of Hearing to handle all your insurance needs. 100 feet. Specialists The walleye bite has Your Home slowed down; they will be for Quality moving to their summer pat- Hearing Care WALLACE tern. They will be feeding in INSURANCE AGENCY LLC the 28- to 32-foot range. The LIFE. AUTO. FARM. HOME. COMMERCIAL. best bite is usually from 8 to 11 a.m. You will catch them Jarrett Wallace, Licensed Agent/Owner using bottom bouncers set Marlin Wallace, Agent on the bottom running spin- ners and nightcrawlers. On the corner of Elm & First St. • Gainesville, MO The high water will alter (across from the Post Office) the crappie bite. Until the Office Hours water warms up they will Mon-Fri 8 am - 4:30 pm stay in the deep brush piles, but once it warms up, look for stained water and find some buck brush. The best Matthew A.Taylor,Au.D. method is to dip and cork Randi Williams, HIS and minnow into the brush. Randy Fore, HHP,BC-HIS Moriah Fore, HIS For a free quote stop by or call It’s very effective in catch- Office: 417-679-4918 or 417-679-4919 ing spawning crappie.

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Someone that will stay in contact with the citizens they serve. That someone is Jeff Lane,” Reed posted on Facebook after the ceremony. While giving his speech to the class of eager sheriffs’ academy graduates, Reed said “God put it on my heart” to do something he’d never done before. The dinvine prompting caused Reed to pause and dedicate his part of the ceremony to Lane’s brother, Joshua, who died in a vehicle accident Oct. 26, 2012. “[Josh was] a young man that I knew, that was taken too soon, but he will forever live in our hearts,” Reed said in his Facebook post. After dedicating the night to Josh, Reed asked Lane’s parents, Paul and Annette Lane, to come to the stage. “I wanted them to pin their son,” Reed posted. “What a blessing that was for me. I have grown to love this family, and I’m so thankful to have him as one of Ozark County’s finest.” With an extensive military background including his current active enlistment in the National Guard, Lane has been a true blessing to the sheriff’s department, Reed said. Lane began his military career after completing training as an 11B infantryman in Hokkiado, Japan, in 2010, afterward returning back to the States. “I was home about a month, and I got my orders to be deployed to Afghanistan,” Lane told the Times. He spent two years in Afghanistan as a rifleman and then as a designated marksmen, returning to the States in 2012. “I went to a leadership course for the military shortly after my brother passed away. Then I came home and was put in a team leader position and continued going to drill until I got my orders to deploy again in 2017.” Ozark County Sheriff Darrin Reed, far right, gave keynote In the early months of 2017, Reed contacted Lane to ask if he would be interested in working at the sheriff’s speech May 23 at the Missouri Sheriffs’ Association department as a jailer. Lane told Reed he would, but he would be deploying soon. “He told me to stay in contact, Academy graduation, where Gainesville resident and and when I came home he’d have a job for me at the sheriff’s department,” Lane said. OCSD employee Jeff Lane, left, received his deputy’s Two weeks after talking with Reed, Lane was deployed badge. to Qatar as a team leader. He was later promoted to sergeant. Lane returned to Ozark County from Qatar on Dec. 6, 2017, and began working at the Ozark County Sheriff’s Department This world is made of dreams like yours and at American Family five days later. He was employed as a full-time jailer, and he Insurance, we believe everyone’s dream deserves protection. That’s why our local agents specialize in building customizable immediately enrolled in the sheriffs’ association academy at plans that protect the hard work of farmers and ranchers like you. that time. WE PROTECT THIS. Reed said, now that Lane has graduated from the sheriffs’ Contact me today to learn more or get a quote. academy, he will work in a jailer/deputy role. This farm. This family. This dream. Lane lives in Gainesville with his wife Amber and their four children. He says he currently has a year left on his Dale Sanders, Agent military contract and intends to re-enlist next year for Dale Sanders Agency Inc another eight years, which will fulfill a full 20 years of service to the country. 12 Court Sq, Gainesville [email protected] Joe Nash Memorial Golf Bus: (417)417-679-3000 679-0128 Tourney will be held Saturday at Lost Woods The 13th annual Joe Nash offered at the tournament is Memorial Benefit Golf a simple blood test. Call Tournament is set for 10 Nash at 679-4907 to sched- a.m. Saturday, June 8, at ule a test. Men who can’t Lost Woods Golf Course in attend the golf tournament Theodosia. The tournament can call the health depart- American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I. and Its Operating Companies 6000 American Parkway, Madison, WI 53783 is a two-person scramble ment at 679-3334 to sched- 015410 – 10/18 ©2018 – 9685862 with an entry fee of $100 per ule a free PSA test. team. 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Anniversaries of 50 years or *WHILE SUPPLIES LAST *SALES PRICES EFFECTIVE 6/8/2019 THROUGH 6/22/2019 *HIRSCH FEED AND FARM SUPPLY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CORRECT ANY ERROR BY more POSTING CORRECTED INFORMATION IN OUR STORES *WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES SOLD Page 14 • OZARK COUNTY TIMES • Wednesday, June 5, 2019 ACCESS ANSWERS: LOWER NORTH FORK continued from page 1 ing to float to or from the Kelly Ford access, but a large area heavily used during the summer. The MDC access incorpo- ies on Sundays depending on how busy the resort is that of the riverbank is still blocked by downed trees. rates 161 acres of land, but the most heavily used areas day. Dawt Mill manager Dallas Getson told the Times it’s Trip options: A float trip from Kelly Ford to the public include the boat launch area on the south side of the river best to call ahead to ensure the Beach Bar and food truck access at Blair Bridge is 5.2 river miles with an estimated and the campground on the north side. are open if guests are hoping to dine on Sunday. float time of three to four hours. A trip from Kelly Ford to The boat launch area includes a circular gravel roadway Live music is scheduled at the Beach Bar each Saturday the Patrick Bridge public access is 7.9 river miles with an and parking lot that will accommodate a dozen or so vehi- night. Some acts will be full-blown performances on the estimated float time of five to seven hours. cles. The riverbank at the boat launch area is a popular large stage located on the lower deck overlooking the river. Floaters looking for a longer stretch of river may con- summertime hangout and is often lined with lawn chairs A cover charge will likely be required for these perfor- sider parking upstream at Twin Bridges (a $3 parking fee is and those using the access to swim. mances. Other times, live music will be more low-key per- required; call Twin Bridges at 417-256-7507 for more infor- A large white gate at the back of the parking lot marks a formances inside the Beach Bar and there will be no cover mation) and floating downstream 10.1 miles to Kelly Ford. gravel path that pedestrians can use to visit Althea Spring, charge. A lower deck offers ample seating and space to That trip is estimated to take seven to eight hours of float the 23rd largest spring in Missouri. It’s a short walk to the dance. time. MDC sign perched at an offshoot trail that leads down to A fine-dining option, the Chef’s Table, features imagina- When the North Fork Recreation Area/Hammond the spring itself. The sign says the spring was named for the tive dishes prepared by Chef Ryan VanWinkle in a unique reopens, floaters may also choose to put their boats in there daughter of Dr. Paul Patrick, an early owner of the land. and intimate kitchen/bartop dining setup. Getson said the and float to Kelly Ford for a 5-mile option that will take From 1958 to 1977, Karl W. Schmidt and his sister Willa K. meals at the chef’s table are made almost completely with approximately three to four hours of floating. Schmidt lived there, and Karl used the spring’s flow to locally sourced ingredients, including many herbs and veg- Directions: At the intersection of Highways 181 and H power a domestic power plant that he designed. Follow the etables grown in gardens on the property. The Chef’s Table at Crossroads, south of Dora, turn onto County Road 365. main trail beyond the sign to reach an appealing waterfall has formerly been available only by reservation; however, In seven-tenths of a mile, the road becomes County Road created where the spring water flows over the old mill dam. Getson says this year Dawt Mill is offering walk-in dining 372. Go 2 miles and then turn left onto County Road 368. If you haven’t been to Althea Spring since the flood of availability from 5 to 9 p.m. every Friday and Saturday Continue for a little over a mile until County Road 368 dead 2017, you’ll be surprised by the changes. Many of the large night at the Chef’s Table through Labor Day. Reservations ends at the river. trees that once shaded the area were swept away by the can also be made by calling the resort. Blair Bridge - mm 39.4 flood, leaving the area much more exposed now. It’s still a An on-site general store is open seven days a week, Missouri Department of Conservation’s Blair Bridge picturesque and beautiful place (with the spring’s icy cold offering hand-dipped ice cream, sodas, packaged beer, access is one of water) to spend a hot summer afternoon. snacks, candies, supplies, ice, T-shirts and other souvenirs the most popular The campground area, located on the north side of the and supplies. accesses on the river, features 13 Several lodging options are available for guests, includ- North Fork River, campsites along a ing rooms in The Cotton Gun Inn, giving both river gravel drive; the Trip options: Dawt Mill offers canoe ($40), kayak outfitters and campsites are avail- ($30), four-person raft ($120) and tube ($20) rentals for the floaters using able to campers on a 8-mile float from Blair Bridge to Dawt. The rental fee their own boats a first-come, first- includes the boat place to easily put serve basis. The and shuttle ride to in or take out. campground is fairly Blair Bridge on the MDC lists flat and well shaded. resort’s buses. The “public use” hours of the 7.1-acre access area as 4 a.m. Each campsite has a concrete picnic table, fire ring and float trip takes through 10 p.m.; however, the MDC website says those trash hanging pole. There are two pit toilets, one at either approximately four using the access to fish, camp or launch boats are permitted end of the campground. Campers can park at the campsite; to six hours, but to be there 24 hours a day. a large overflow parking lot for floaters, swimmers and Getson says river- Three primitive campsites are available on a first come, campers is located nearby. goers can stretch the first serve basis. Camping is limited to a period of 14 con- The MDC website lists hours of operation for the Patrick 8-mile length for an secutive days within any 30-day period, and groups of 10 Bridge access and campground as 4 a.m. to 10 p.m. all-day adventure if people or more must obtain a special use permit. Quiet Trip options: Floaters with their own boats who are they stop to swim in hours are in effect from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. daily, and visitors interested in taking out at the Patrick have a few different the river’s deeper who are not occupying the campsite are required to leave choices. Blair Bridge to Patrick Bridge is 2.7 miles and will holes or relax on the gravel bars. Boats are launched every the campground by 10 p.m. Only two camping or sleeping take two to three hours. A float from Kelly Ford to Patrick hour, on the hour, from 9 a.m. to noon seven days a week. units are permitted at each campsite. Bridge is 7.9 miles and will take six to seven hours. When Those wishing to float are asked to call ahead to make res- A privy is located above the boat launch area across from Hammond/North Fork Recreation Area reopens, floaters ervations and arrive at the resort’s general store 30 to 45 one of the campsites, and a decent amount of parking is can put in there and float down to Patrick, a 12.9-mile float minutes before the reserved float trip time to fill out a available in a paved area near the water. Vehicles can also that will take five to seven hours. waiver and load items onto the bus. be parked along the circular drive within the access. Floaters with their own boats who are interested in put- Private boat policy: Getson says the resort’s insurance Trip options: Upstream float trip options include float- ting in at Patrick can float to Tecumseh, a 7.4 mile-trip that requirements changed after the historic flood of 2017, and ing from Twin Bridges to Blair Bridge, a 15-mile float that will take five to seven hours or more. Floaters should the resort’s policy now prevents it from offering shuttles for takes all day; North Fork Recreation Area/Hammond (when understand that the final 2 miles of this float will be in lake private-boat float trips or private-boat take-out for non- it reopens) to Blair Bridge, a 10.2-mile float with an esti- water with no current so paddling is require. Also, floaters registered guests. mated float time of five to six hours; or Kelly Ford to Blair should be aware that Dawt Mill allows only its own custom- “It’s unfortunate, we know,” Getson told the Times. Bridge, a 5.2-mile trip with an estimated float time of three ers (and those of outfitters with whom it has an agreement) “We’re not real happy about it, either. We’d like to be able to four hours. Those choosing to shuttle their own boats can to take out at its access. Another thing to consider is the to provide those services to people, but the insurance com- pay a $3 fee to park at Twin Bridges. water level under the bridge on County Road 318 at Dawt, pany says it’s just too much a liability, and there’s no way Downstream options include Blair Bridge to Patrick which may be too high to allow passage beneath the bridge. around it. We wish we could, but we just can’t do it.” Bridge, a 2.7-mile float that is estimated to take two to three Directions: Patrick Bridge is located about 4 miles north The resort’s insurance policy does allow those who are hours. on H Highway from Highway 160 near Caulfield. registered guests, either camping or staying in a cabin or Outfitters Twin Bridges Canoe & Campground, Sunburst lodge at the resort, to use their private boats instead of the Ranch and Dawt Mill all provide float trips with rental Sunburst Ranch - mm 43.6 rental vessels if they prefer them; however, Getson says the canoes and shuttles from Blair Bridge to/from their resorts. The entrance to Sunburst Ranch is located off H cost is the same as if the guest was renting the same type of The trip from Twin Bridges downstream to Blair Bridge is Highway just up the hill from the campground on the north boat from Dawt Mill. For the fee, Dawt will haul the private 15 miles and takes a full day. The trip from Blair Bridge to side of Patrick boat and shuttle the registered guest to Blair and allow them Dawt Mill is 7.6 miles and is estimated to take four to six Bridge. The resort to take out back at Dawt. If registered guests shuttle them- hours. For pricing information, see each outfitter’s descrip- features a mile of selves and their private boats to various put-in locations, tion, below. river frontage, sev- they can pay a $10 per boat fee to take out at the Dawt boat Directions: Turn onto County Road 354 off H Highway, eral cabins and lodg- ramp. This service only applies to registered guests at the south of Dora. Continue for a little over a mile. The access es, a large camp- resort. is located on the right just after you pass over Blair Bridge ground, a canoe Directions/Information: From Tecumseh, travel 1.5 itself. launch and an onsite miles east on Highway 160. Turn left onto PP Highway, Pettit’s Canoe Rental - mm 39.9 office/campstore. continue 1.2 miles and turn onto County Road 318 at the Those heading to Blair Bridge will pass by Pettit’s A second plot of large Dawt Mill sign. Travel 3/4-mile to the resort. For Canoe Rental, land owned by more information call 417-284-3540, visit dawtmill.com or which is also Sunburst, known as “The Landing,” is located 7 miles find Dawt Mill on Facebook. located on County downstream from the main campground, about a mile Road 354, about a above James Bridge. The two pieces of property allow the Tecumseh access - mm 49.5 half mile before resort to offer float trips continually, no matter what may be The North Fork of the White River and Bryant Creek the public river happening at the public access sites. converge at what is known locally as “The Forks,” located access. Pettit’s A large flat and grassy area on the edge of the North Fork at mile marker 49.1, where both streams then pour into sprawling camp- River forms the Sunburst campground, which features sites Norfork Lake near the ground and canoe for tents and RVs (electric and hookups available). For Tecumseh bridge on launch site are those who aren’t interested in camping, several lodges, cab- Highway 160. The US located right at the bridge, on the other side of the river ins and a renovated airplane hangar provide nice lodging Army Corps of from the public access. options for 8 to 16 people. Engineers access at The outfitter provides canoe, kayak and five-person raft Sunburst Ranch offers rental of canoes ($40), kayaks Tecumseh, located at and tube rentals, as well as tent and RV camping alongside ($35), tubes ($15) and rafts ($135). Shuttling for trips is mile marker 49.5, was the North Fork of the White River. Campground amenities included in the rental price. heavily damaged in the include flush toilets, hot showers, RV sites with electric and Reservations should be made by phone or online for 2017 flood. The access water hookups, fire pits, picnic tables and complementary floating, camping or lodging. is currently gated off firewood. Trip options: Sunburst Ranch offers two main float trip and is supposed to be Four cabins on the property, sleeping six to eight people options. One option allows floaters to put in at Sunburst closed to vehicles, but each, are available for rent. Ranch and float downstream to The Landing, a 7-mile trip a dirt-road path has Trip options: While Hammond is closed, Pettit’s is that takes approximately three to four hours in canoes or been formed from people driving around the barricade. The offering one float option, a downstream trip that allows kayaks and four to six hours in rafts or tubes. Floaters inter- renovation plan, which includes rebuilding the roadway, floaters to launch at Pettit’s campground at Blair Bridge and ested in this trip must leave Sunburst no later than 2 p.m. parking lot and boat ramp below the bridge but not rebuild- float downstream to Dawt Mill, a 7-mile float that takes The Sunburst bus retrieves floaters from The Landing every ing the campground above the bridge, involves construction approximately four to five hours. Staff from Pettit’s will hour, on the hour. Customers can relax at a gravel bar and scheduled to begin later this year and wrapping up in 2020. pick you up at Dawt Mill and bus you back to Pettit’s camp- pavilion at The Landing while waiting for the next bus to Until then, those wishing to use Tecumseh as a take-out ground when your float ends. Rental prices for this trip are arrive. point can do so by parking on the shoulders alongside $40 per canoe, $30 per kayak or $120 per five-person raft. The second float option usually involves Sunburst Ranch Highway 160 and walking their boats down to the water. When the North Fork Recreation Area/Hammond employees busing floaters to Hammond/North Fork With the lake level high, as it is currently, it’s not too bad of reopens, Pettit’s will offer a float from Hammond to Blair Recreation Area, a 12-mile trip that takes approximately a walk, but when the lake drops to its more normal level, it Bridge, a 10.2-mile float that takes approximately five five to seven hours. Until Hammond is reopened, Sunburst can be a task to haul a boat up and down the long and hours of float time. Rental prices for this trip will be $40 per has made alternate arrangements with a private landowner uneven surfaced hill. canoe or $30 per kayak. upstream who is allowing the outfitter to use their river Trip options: A float from Patrick Bridge to Tecumseh Inner tube rental is $15 per tube for floaters who are access. The alternate trip is 17.1 miles and takes approxi- is a 7.4-mile trip that would take five to seven hours. The shuttling themselves, or $20 per tube for a shuttled trip that mately seven to eight hours. lower half of the float will be in lake water rather than the allows tubists to put in at Pettit’s campground and float Directions and more information: Sunburst Ranch is flowing river and will require floaters to paddle. Also, be down to Patrick Bridge, a 2-mile float that takes approxi- located off H Highway about a quarter mile north of Patrick aware that high water levels will make it impossible to float mately two hours in a tube. Bridge. For more information, visit sunburstranchcanoe. under the bridge at Dawt, and portaging will be required. Directions: Turn onto County Road 354 off H Highway, com, call the resort at 417-284-3443 or search for Sunburst Those who aren’t afraid to paddle may also consider put- south of Dora. Continue for about a half mile to the Pettit Ranch on Facebook. ting in at Tecumseh and paddling down Norfork Lake to Canoe Rental office. The campground is another half mile Bridges Creek, also known as “Stump Hole.” This popular down County Road 354 just before you cross Blair Bridge. Dawt Mill Resort - mm 47 fishing spot is located off of County Road 551, known Dawt Mill, the southernmost resort on the North Fork locally as “Smoky Road,” from Highway 160 at Tecumseh. Patrick Bridge - mm 42.1 River, offers camping, lodging, dining, live entertainment Bridges Creek is roughly 3 miles from Tecumseh Park by Patrick Bridge is a low-water concrete-slab bridge that and float trips in canoes, kayaks, rafts and tubes. water, and it is much slower going without the river’s cur- crosses the North The resort’s open-air Beach Bar, overlooking the river, rent, so attempting this stretch on a windy day would not be Fork on H High- operates from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day advised. Currently, the boat ramp and parking area at Stump way. Like Blair weekend, offering specialty drinks, draft beer and frozen Hole are submerged beneath the higher-than-normal waters Bridge, it’s a cocktails, while an onsite food truck gives river-goers a of Norfork Lake, but those using the access can park along- Missouri Depart- casual dining option including burgers, brats, fries and other side the roadway. ment of Con- fare. The Beach Bar and food truck are open from 4 p.m. to Directions: Tecumseh Park is located on Highway 160 servation public midnight on Fridays and from noon to midnight on in Tecumseh, about 9 miles east of Gainesville. river access that is Saturdays. On Sunday, it opens at 11 a.m.; closing time var-