Bethany Republican-Clipper The official newspaper of Harrison County, Missouri since 1873 Bethany, Missouri 64424 Vol. 90, No. 30 www.bethanyclipper.com August 28 2019 75 Cents Roots & Boots Tour Fair schedule coming to fair for Saturday night show Aaron Tippin, Sammy Kershaw and Collin Ray will be performing on Sat- Bethany Fair officials are got them under contract in Oc- urday night. keeping their fingers crossed tober.” Grandstand for better weather for this year’s Aaron Tippin, Sammy Ker- Thursday Northwest Missouri State Fair shaw and Collin Raye, longtime Variety show 7 p.m. Friday which begins on Thursday af- country singers, will perform Tractor Pull 7 p.m. ter enduring rain-outs for some individually and together at the Saturday Roots & Boots 7 p.m. events including the tractor pull grandstand show at 7 p.m. Col- Sunday in 2018. lin had the song “One Boy, One Mike Walker 2 p.m. Optimistically, there is less Girl” at number 1 on the country Races 8 p.m. Monday than a 50% chance for scattered charts for 14 weeks, and his fel- Demolition derby 12:30 p.m. rain showers on Friday and Sat- low performers have also had a Family Pavilion Thursday urday but otherwise the temper- number of top hits. Baby shows 3 p.m. atures should be delightful with The 16th annual Parade Friday Jason D’Vaude magic 1 p.m. daytime highs in the low 70s. & Cruise will officially open Kids’ pedal pull 6 p.m. The fair, which will be cel- the fair at 6 p.m. on Thursday High Strung 5:30 p.m. ebrating its 103rd year, antici- night with a procession from Saturday Jason DeVaude 1, 3 p.m. pates big crowds for the grand- downtown Bethany to the fair- American Pride 1:30 p.m. stand events and the family grounds. The baby shows and Tae Kwon Do 2:30 p.m. American Pride 3:30 p.m. entertainment shows. Little Mr. and Miss contests will Mic-O-Say 4:30 p.m. Fair board member Jack already be underway at 3 p.m. Sunday Jason D’Vaude 1, 3 p.m. Walker, who has been involved Last year there were 142 entries Mercy’s Bridge 1:30, 5 p.m. in fair programs for many years, in the baby show. Monday said the board hit a homerun Thursday has been designat- Split Decision 1 p.m. Livestock Arena when they were able to sign the ed as Family Day when admis- Friday Roots and Boots country show sion to the fairgrounds and the Goat show 10 a.m. Rabbit show 6 p.m. for Saturday night on the stage. grandstand will be free. Stepha- Saturday The fair board had attempted to nie Hickman’s Dance Studio Hog shows 8 a.m. contract the show for last year and the American Pride Blue- Fowl show 12 p.m. but was not successful in sign- grass Band will be performing Sheep shows 12 p.m. ing the act which performed at that night. Super Farmer contest 3 p.m.* Sunday the Missouri State Fair. Calf shows 10 a.m. “For this year,” he said, “we See fair on Page 2. *New location Lips to Hips reopens on Square Lips to Hips, which had op- Kimberly Cox, the owner of goods. erated as a bakery and coffee Lips to Hips, said the response The café has been open for house, moved into a new loca- to the reopening of a restau- lunch on Tuesday through tion last Tuesday on the north- rant in in downtown has been Friday but will have a dinner east corner of the Square and encouraging. The restaurant menu on Friday and Saturday will expand into a restaurant. had good luncheon crowds all nights beginning after the fair. Lips to Hips occupies the week long and “Friday was just Lips to Hips will have a former Café Dallas location amazing,” she said. booth at the fair where it will which closed down earlier in Lips to Hips will continue to offer items from the bakery. the summer. serve coffee drinks and baked Bethany draws racing fans from wide area to dragstrip, speedway It was a big Saturday night of Republican-Clipper photos racing on both ends of Bethany Wide load: Crew members hop off a truck to help guide a large barn through a narrow bridge on U.S. over the weekend. 136. The barn was being moved from a location on Highway 146 near Blue Ridge to the Caleb Guern- More than 1,000 persons sey home, just east of the Bethany city limits. The barn, which is at least 110 years old, was located packed the Thunder Valley on the Treasure Farm on Highway 146. Caleb Guernsey purchased the barn when he learned that it Raceway drag strip, east of was among outbuildings that were to be razed at the property. The barn was a landmark on Highway town, for drag racing involving 146. It was built about the year 1900 and the date 1909 was etched in the concrete floor. The Highway 80 cars. Patrol and sheriff’s department blocked the highways during the moving operation. Grundy Electric In the meantime, the Bethany had to raise electric lines at seven locations to allow the barn to pass. Speedway at the Northwest Mis- A family from the German Baptist community in Jamesport moved the barn from its location on the Phillip Long farm, bottom photo. souri State Fairgrounds drew cars from Missouri, Iowa and Kansas for races on the quarter- mile track. The night of racing involved NRCS to help in land restoration e-modified, pure stock, IMCA In response to flooding in County. United States through NRCS. modified and Northern sport Missouri and across the coun- Funds are available through Compensation is based on the cars. try this year, USDA’s Natural the floodplain easement compo- value of the easement as deter- Jaren VanMeter, a high school Resources Conservation Ser- nent of the Emergency Water- mined by an appraisal or mar- student from Bethany, was the vice (NRCS) is announcing the shed Protection Program (EWP- ket analysis. These easements surprise winner at Thunder Val- availability of $9 million to fund FPE). NRCS field offices are may occur on public or private ley in the rear-end dragster built conservation easements in 69 accepting applications through agricultural land or residential in the early 2000s by his grand- Missouri counties damaged by Oct. 18. properties damaged by flooding father, Jerry VanMeter. flooding and other natural disas- Through the EWP-FPE pro- and natural disasters. NRCS will Jaren was competing against ters. The list includes Harrison gram, eligible applicants volun- work to restore the easement to several local drivers as well as tarily agree to sell a permanent its natural floodplain condition. two Street Outlaw cars from conservation easement to the Iowa City and Springfield, Mo. VanMeter got his dragster up Weather to a speed of 117 miles an hour High Low Prec. on the 1/8th of a mile strip at Aug. 20 88 71 .25 David Koch dies in NYC; Thunder Valley. While he won Aug. 21 81 67 .12 the overall prize, another car was Aug. 22 82 62 None father-in-law lives here clocked at 127 miles an hour. Aug. 23 82 61 None Billionaire industrialist Da- Julia Flesher, who was born Jaren, 17, comes from a long Aug. 24 75 61 .25 vid H. Koch died on Aug. 23 at in Knoxville, Iowa, and grew line of racers at Thunder Valley. Aug. 25 66 64 1.98 His late great-grandfather, Carl Aug. 26 74 62 .25 the age of 79. He was married up in Arkansas, met David to Julia Flesher, the daughter of Koch in New York where she VanMeter, was among the peo- Five-Day Forecast Fred Flesher of Bethany. went for a career in fashion. ple who opened the track back in Sunny weather is expected for Mr. Koch established Koch They were married in 1996. 1966. His father, Jeremy, practi- the next few days, but there’s Industries with his brother Fred and his wife, Marilyn cally grew up at Thunder Valley. a chance of rain on Friday and Charles. He was a noted phi- Henry Flesher, visited the The track was sold to Randy Submitted photo Saturday. Temperaturs will be in lanthropist, contributing $100 Kochs several times at their Wilson in 2000 and, after being the low 70s over the Labor Day Top competitor: Jaren VanMeter adjusts his jacket during the Thun- million to the Smithsonian Mu- homes in South Hampton and closed for a while, was reopened der Valley drag racing on Saturday night. He drove a dragster built by weekend. Enjoy the fair. by Doug Dale. Temperatures provided by KAAN seum among other causes. Palm Springs. his grandfather, Jerry VanMeter. Page 2 August 28, 2019 Bethany Republican-Clipper We remember when... A look back at the history of Harrison County from the pages of the Bethany Republican-Clipper. visiting Mrs. Edna Cuddy. in regular wall and desk models, 125 Years Ago Grocery ad specials: cheese, including trendline. August 29, 1894 2 lb. box 69c; Crisco, 3 lb. can., Eli Creekmore of Washing- 79c; coffee 1 lb. 49c; cigarettes, 20 Years Ago ton Township, reports that he carton, $1.39; peanut butter, 12 September 1, 1999 learned in Dallas Township that oz. jar, 29c; pork and beans, No. An Audit prepared by the Wm. Carter, while sinking an 2 ½ can, 2 for 35c. office of Missouri State Auditor artesian well, has discovered a Claire McCaskill has identified a vein of coal, four and on-half 60 Years Ago number of problems in the finan- feet thick and only 300 feet August 22, 1959 cial operations of Colfax Town- Fair opens on Thursday afternoon below the surface of the ground.