Thursday, June 29, 2017 75¢ Cameron, Missouri Tuesday, July 4th For more, log on to: www.mycameronnews.com Miss Missouri Jr High The Great American performs at Veterans Eclipse By Annette Bauer • Have a plan, encourage others who may Editor come to visit to have a plan. Home [email protected] • Be flexible, because we do not know what is going to happen. One prediction is Jackie Beucher from the Astronomical By Annette Bauer for anywhere between 60,000 and 270,000 Society of Kansas City was in Cameron on Editor visitors along a 50 mile corridor of I-35 a Wednesday June 21 to speak to the public [email protected] lot of the traffic is going to be concentrated about the upcoming eclipse on August 21. around Highway 116 because it is the center. Abilene Lortz, Miss Missouri Jr High Vizer told the assembled crowd how • Fill up with gas, because you might be School America 2017, performed on extremely lucky they were because there has parked on the highway for a time. Thursday June 22, playing the piano for the not been a total eclipse in this area for a very • Have water, food, candy for diabetics. veterans as they ate lunch. long time. When shut downs happen on the highway, Lortz said Veterans have a special place Beucher said, ‘It’s all about totality, 99% one of the concerns becomes people’s health. in her heart because her grandfather is a is NOT enough.” • Be as prepared as possible. veteran and there is a veterans home in her Cameron is in the path for totality on • Traffic updates will be available on home town of St. James, where she goes Monday, August 21 with a full two minutes Eagle Radio Stations. every Sunday to play piano during their and twenty-five seconds of totality. The last • Do not park on State Roads or right lunch. total eclipse through this area was in 1806. of ways – those are used for emergency “When I won my crown, I made it my The next total eclipse in this area will be purposes and may cause bigger problems. goal to visit every veterans home in Missouri 2205. and play for them,” Lortz said. “Everywhere I go I like to play piano, put a little joy in someone’s day.” Jason Lortz, Abilene’s father, said, “I think what she is doing is great. For the service they provided for us and the sacrifices it is something they can do to give back.” The Cameron Veterans Home was the to continue her visits to veterans homes final home Abilene played at in the state. and nursing homes, all across the United Lortz was crowned Miss Missouri Jr States. She says she has played in Texas and High on November 5, 2016 and will be Washington DC. competing in nationals June 29 through July Lortz, who is 13 years old, plans to 1. If she wins the national crown, she plans eventually attend Washington University and become a civil engineer. Window display commemorates World War I anniversary By Annette Bauer Why is totality to special? Beucher said it Editor • Plan to get to your destination early and [email protected] is difficult to explain, you kind of have to be plan to stay late. there, Cameron will have that opportunity to The Missouris Shoal Chapter of the • If you are driving during the event, be see for themselves in August. Daughters of the American Revolution prepared for distracted drivers and do NOT (DAR) has decorated one of the front Mike Rinehart, MoDOT area engineer shared some do’s and don’t’s for windows of JP Fashions in commemoration See ECLIPSE on page 2 of the 100th anniversary of World War I. transportation during the eclipse. According to Anne Wolfe, recording secretary of the DAR, the items on display are on loan from the Cameron Historical Society, the Depot Museum, the Clinton County Historical Society of Plattsburg and members of the DAR. Happy Cards in the window explain the role of women during the war, reading “Women Retirement became a labor force redirected from the home to industry and manning the logistical Roberta supply chain for the troops. They became a direct service support role.” Information in the window also explains the role the DAR War Relief Service Committee played during the war, including Photos by Annette Bauer knitting products required by the troops and Photo by Annette Bauer adopting war orphans. The memorabilia will be on display at JP Fashions during the month of July, then An orchid in full bloom at D’s House will be taken to Lathrop in September and of Beauty. The orchid was a gift Plattsburg during September. from a customer to Roberta Dice, owner of D’s who will be retiring More photos on page 2 after 50 years of hairdressing on July 1. 2 - Citizen-Observer The Jump Thursday, June 29, 2017 Upcoming meetings/events June 29 – July 3 The Cameron Area Arts Council will present is 2nd Annual Arts Festival. June 29 The Cameron Municipal Band will perform at 8 p.m. at the Price Pavilion in McCorkle Park. July 1 Crossroads of America Car Show will be held at 9 __________ from front page Park Board a.m. at McCorkle Park in ECLIPSE Cameron. be one. going to want to go home at once. Leona & Ron Williams • Be on the lookout for flashing lights There is a multitude of problems which receives report will be performing live of emergency and MoDOT vehicles and could happen that cannot be planned for. music from 7 – 10 p.m. at attempt to move out of their way. If cell phone towers go down, nothing Plain Jane’s County, 635 MoDot will be making use of message will be able to be purchased on gas pumps on survey Park Ave, Stewartsville. boards on the highways to relay messages, with credit card and cash registers may not the state highway patrol will be working to operate. keep roads as open as possible. MoDOT is “If you don’t have an emergency, don’t By Annette Bauer July 3 also working with SEMA to be prepared. use your cell phone, period,” O’Donnell Editor [email protected] The Cameron City Rinehart explained there is speculation said. “We’ll do what we can do, we’ll do our Council meets in regular with the influx of people, cell phone towers best as situations arise.” Drew Bontrager presented the directors report. Work session at City Hall, 205 may not work, so do not plan to use cell Police Chief Rick Bashor said for the on basketball court pad has begun. City Council approved North Main, beginning at phones. past several months, emergency response appointments of board members. The dog park is moving 6 p.m. Fire Chief Mike O’Donnell spoke to the agencies all over Clinton County have been forward with the contract signed and the survey completed. assembled crowd about his main concern is meeting in preparation for this event. The Dr. Mark Carr donated a sizable amount for pet waste also about traffic during the eclipse. Police Department will have as many people stations in the small and large dog areas. July 4 O’Donnell said, “What’s going to on duty as possible on that day and will be Vireo was on hand to present results from the Park Board Cameron Regional happen? Who knows what’s going to working with the Clinton County Sheriff’s survey conducted in Cameron. Medical Center will host happen, it’s hard to plan for,” echoing the Department and the Missouri Highway Park amenities were important across all generations of their 29th Annual Run, sentiment of many. Patrol. those surveyed, as expected. Growth in the area was another Walk and Kid’s Fun Run O’Donnell went on to talk about the fire If the weather is cloudy that day in item examined, there is growth happening in Cameron, as at 7:30 a.m. at Recreation department in Cameron is volunteer and if Cameron, people will move away to find well as to the north, east and a bit to the west. Park. he calls them in, they are going to miss a day somewhere where it is not. If the weather is The survey identified there is room for improvement in The Cameron Municipal of work, but they will do what they have to cloudy in another location, they may move all parks and some improvements are already in progress. Band will perform at do to keep people safe. He advised attendees to Cameron to view the eclipse. The public was asked how they would allocate money 10 a.m. at the Veteran’s when an accident happens right now on Bashor said, “In law enforcement, we for future improvements. The number one was adding to the Memorial and 1 p.m. for I-35 a backup of 6-10 miles happens almost prepare for the worst and hope for the best aquatic facilities, improving and maintaining the existing the parade. immediately. and we do hope for the best.” parks and increasing the trail and pathway connectivity were O’Donnell said the traffic will begin on For more information on the eclipse, be the top three. July 6 Friday and be here over the weekend, but sure to pick up your copy of the Total Solar Using a word frequency recognition, the trails, pool, ball fields, reservoirs and restrooms were the words used most in The Cameron Municipal the major problems will be on Monday, as Eclipse Souvenir Program available from the comments sections of the surveys.