WEDNESDAY, AUG. 29, 2018 ■ VOLUME 2, NUMBER 47 ■ 12 PAGES ■ PRICE 75¢ Happy Monday, September 3 Vienna softball opens strong will three straight wins. See Page 7. Proposal Maries drafted County showman bring County for school home State Fair awards Fair begins security Four Maires County showmen brought home state awards Grace didn’t know how true that was. tonight from the Missouri State Fair Grace Busch of St. James, Tyler “After I got out of the ring, everyone came over to me Johnson of Vienna, Benjamin Wilkinson of Vienna and Gene and said ‘we have never seen an Angus beat the purebreds; The World’s Fair, also known as officer Gillsepie of Vienna. it has been years since this has happened. It’s a big deal,’” the annual Maries County Fair, begins BELLE — City and school officials met Grace Busch of Belle FFA shared her experience winning Grace said. tonight, Wednesday, August 29 and Tuesday to finalize the draft of a memoran- not only the August show, but also the Purebred Steer Show She says the reason Angus breeds rarely win is because promises to be four days of good dum of understanding for a security officer at the 2018 Missouri State Fair this August — apparently the they are usually simple stock. entertainment, food and fun. program and additional officer for Belle. first time in years that an Angus steer has won the overall “They have the structure, but moving on the other breeds, Maries County Fair Board President Maries R-2 Superintendent Dr. Patrick competition. short horn and maintainers have a more styled look than An- Tommy Pickering said they have worked Call wrote the memorandum of understand- “It was very, very shocking,” Grace said of the competition. gus,” Grace explained. “They usually just carry the meat-side. hard to get ready for the 73rd Annual fair ing for the school security officer program “I knew it was between me and another kid, but I thought he This year we were lucky enough he carried both the style and and everything is in place to bring the that would share a Belle deputy with the was going to pick the kid first.” meat-side that everyone wants in a carcass.” community quality entertainment. school. The memorandum was presented Grace was showing her steer, Louie, born in April, in She also won the showmanship award during the county The fair board members and other vol- at the Aug. 14 city meeting. competition at the fair; she had spent four months preparing fair. unteers have been pulling together all of “The proposal would put an officer in the her him. “I have won the showmanship award — I think this is my the details for the fair. Pickering said he school ten hours a day, four days a week,” “My heart was pounding out of my chest,” she said, describ- third year, five overall,” Grace said. “Overall with the steer thinks the entertainment is good this year. Turnbough said. “God forbid somebody ing how nervous she was. “Then he (the judge) came over show, I think this is my fourth year in a row. That is a record.” At the Motor Sports Complex, Pickering breaks into our school and does something and slapped my calf and I was like ‘thank you! thank you!’” She said she and her family usually get the supreme heifer said they should have very good truck and horrible. Then each one of my officers According to the judge, Grace had a good Angus steer. overall at their hometown fair. tractor pull and demolition derby. There would know the layout of the school.” “It has been a while since a good Angus steer has beat all See Missouri State Fair awards on Page 6 is added money in the truck classes for Turnbough added it would give the these purebreds,” the judge said. the pull, and also bigger prize money and school a resource officer. Call later cor- double points for the demolition derby. rected the term to school security officer. “We’re ready for it,” Pickering said “Resource officer has an educational about the fair. “We hope everybody comes component,” Call explained. “This does out and has a good time.” not. They are there to help with security.” See you at the fair! Turnbough also said the sharing the officer would give the city twenty-four hour coverage. School board members approved June Disposal box 21 for an off-duty deputy officer to work in the school district, and receive a $21,000 salary. An additional $10,000 reserve was collects 100 set aside in case of overtime or if the officer was needed for additional activities. pounds of Rx At the city meeting, Call said Turnbough had changed that plan to contracting the medicines Belle Police Department, rather than an off-duty officer. Maries County Sheriff Chris Heitman “They (officers) are going to take turns said thanks to the assistance of Prevention being the security officer,” Call explained. Eagle Pride Band prepares for marching season Consultants of Missouri his office secured “Joe (Turnbough) will schedule each officer a grant in 2017 for this medicine disposal The Vienna High School Eagle Pride Band has been preparing for marching season, which will debut this Saturday at See Proposal on Page 5 box. The box is to help people get rid of 11 a.m. for the Maries County Fair parade. The band’s marching tune this year is “Funky Stuff” by Cool and the Gang. prescription drugs in a safe manner. There are 39 bandsmen and Director Ray Spiller, pictured as he instructs his band students last week, says they have a good work ethic and a desire to achieve excellence. “I couldn’t ask for two better combinations from a group,” he said, It was installed in the Maries County adding the band should be very competitive this year. Upcoming events the band will compete in include the Sullivan Courthouse in October 2017 at the top of Marching Festival on September 29, the Washington Marching Festival on October 6, and the Missouri State University the stairs leading to the sheriff’s office. Freeburg man Homecoming Parade on October 20. The bandsmen are also anxiously awaiting their new uniforms which will arrive Sheriff’s office staff did not think it was anytime between now and the end of October. receiving much use. However, the box was PHOTO BY LAURA SCHIERMEIER seriously injured See Rx medicines on Page 3 in morning accident Vienna resident seeks possession of A Freeburg man received serious injuries in an accident early Saturday street that was vacated 24 years ago morning on Highway 63 two miles south of Freeburg. BY LAURA SCHIERMEIER In 1994 the city council voted to vacate 9th Street and The Missouri State Highway Parol ADVOCATE STAFF WRITER the other property owner, Johnny Hayes, received the entire reported Cory D. Stoebe, 26, of Freeburg, [email protected] property and Wagner said he should have received half of the was injured when at 12:50 a.m. the 2013 street. This is how it is generally done when a street is vacated Ford Focus he was driving northbound, VIENNA — A City of Vienna resident once again has ap- and it was not done that way at that time. The problem, Wagner ran off the right side of the road and struck proached the Vienna City Council asking for help in getting told the council, is that the city council did not follow the state an embankment, went airborne and struck half of the property of a vacated city street restored to him statute governing vacating a street because it was not posted, a tree. He was air flighted by Lifeline to because he believes it was illegally given to another property nor was it advertised, and he, the adjoining property owner, University Hospital in Columbia. owner nearly 25 years ago. was not notified the street was being vacated. The patrol said Stoebe was wearing Dwayne Wagner, who lives at 411 N. Chestnut Street in Wagner said if the city gets money from the state, it has to a safety device. The Ford received total Vienna, attended the August Vienna City Council meeting. See Vacated street on Page 3 damage. He has approached the council previously with the same issue. Presiding commissioner says Gov. Parson very gracious at State Fair’s Governor’s Breakfast Maries County Presiding Commissioner Ray low profile and he thinks this governor is interested at the end of the year. Only two were defeated in the that is being pulled together by the Missouri Associa- Schwartze recently attended the Governor’s Breakfast in moving Missouri forward. election and those are the clerk in Pulaski and Clark tion of License Offices (MALO). The group wants to during agriculture day at the Missouri State Fair in CENTURY FARMS counties. Nearby in Osage County Patrick Steele is one raise money for the fee increase attempt. They see now Sedalia. Maries County Extension Program Director Pat of the 29 who decided not to run for reelection. These as a time that it may come to fruition because of the Last week Schwartze complimented Governor Snodgrass sent a memo reminding the commissioners county clerks range from four to 36 years of service evolving composition of the members of the Missouri Parson, saying he is the least political governor he’s of the Century Farm event on October 10. This year in the elected position. legislature ad because the new governor has given them ever had the privilege to meet. Usually, Schwartze there are two Maries County farms slated to receive Rodgers said she thinks the increased work load of positive feedback about the idea.