Your World Today – Wednesday, July 27, 2016
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NEWS: Wednesday, July 27, 2016
LOCAL NEWS:
One hundred seventy animals were exhibited Friday at the 4-H and FFA Expo. University of Missouri Graduate Kent Shikles, who is an Ag Instructor at Eldon High School and a past member of the MU Judging Team member judged the various market and breeding classes. The 7:00 AM swine show began with Wyatt Martin exhibiting the 256 pound Champion market hog, while Preslie Strader exhibited the 282 pound Reserve Champion. The 77 market hogs were divided into nine classes. Class winners in addition to Martin and Strader were Allison Manthey, Anna McDaniel, Erica Rushing, Kallen Garrison, Avery Raultson, Katarina Morris and Camryn Pryor. In the new Lightweight Market Hog Class, Courtney Miller exhibited the winner. The breeding swine show saw Bailey Martin walk away with the Champion, while Wyatt Martin exhibited the Reserve Champion. In showmanship competition Camryn Pryor won the Senior Division, Bailey Martin the Intermediate Division, and Kaden Garrison was named the Junior Division winner. The afternoon judging began with the 1:30 sheep and goat show. Tyffany LuCerne exhibited the Champion Ewe and Preslie Strader showed the Reserve Champion. In the market classes, Erica Rushing had the Champion Market Lamb which weighed 140 pounds, while Londyn Cook exhibited the 143-pound Reserve Champion. The Champion Market Goat, which weighed in at 77 pounds, was shown by Kallen Garrison, while brother Kaden Garrison showed the Reserve Champion. Showmanship awards in the Sheep division went to Shaylee Harrison in the Senior Division, Cole Elliott in the Intermediate Division, Tyffany LuCerne in the Junior Division, and Jordan McElvy in the Junior Goat division. The 3:00 Small Animal Show saw Isaac White exhibit the Champion Pen of Market Meat Chickens, while Tiffany Lucerne exhibited the Champion Buck and Doe Rabbits. Champion Hen or Pullet was won by Becky Paul and Tyler McCall had the Reserve Champion. Senior Poultry Showmanship Award went to Becky Paul and Isaac White earned the Junior Showmanship Award. Brad Buttram of Hollister, a Missouri Agriculture Instructor, judged the small animals. The 4:00 Cattle Show began with the Dairy Division. Dalton Smith’s Holstein Cow was named Champion, while his Holstein Heifer was named Reserve Champion Ribbon. In the Hereford Beef Heifer Division, Kenadee Barnitz exhibited both the Champion and Reserve Champion. Banitz also exhibited the Champion Hereford Bull, while Moriah Cramer had the Reserve Champion, and Dalton Smith had the Champion AOB (All Other Breeds) Heifer. The Supreme Champion Heifer was won by the Barnitz’ Hereford heifer, while the Reserve went to Smith’s heifer. In the Commercial Heifer Division, Taylor Bell took Champion and Cody Bell won Reserve Champion. The nineteen market steers were divided in to four classes with weights ranging from 1005 pounds to 1385 pounds. The class winners were Nathan Faulkner, Hannah Headrick, Brook Adams and Ray Cunningham. Judge Shikles selected Brett Fore’s Angus Crossbred as the Champion and Brooke Adams Angus Crossbred as the Reserve Champion. In the new light weight division Wyatt Lundy exhibited the winner. Beef Showmanship competition was keen in all three divisions with Senior Division award going to Kenadee Barnitz, Intermediate Division to Dylan Thompson, and Junior Division to Ray Cunningham.
The Salem Park Board met last Thursday for a re-organizational meeting. The board elected officers and Stan Podorski was elected President, Kyle Williams was named Vice-President and Chrissy Decker was elected Secretary. At the meeting, Parks and Recreation Director Tye Lydon stated the baseball and softball programs have now ended and the programs went pretty well. He feels the umpires may need to get in a little more practice for next year. Lydon said Youth Flag Football is next and he is going to try to organize a Co-Ed Volleyball program this fall. Lydon said Tyler Wofford has resigned his position and gone back to his old job, so he is looking for a replacement. Lydon did report that a co-ed slow pitch softball league will be starting August 8th and signups are currently going on through August 3rd. If you are interested in playing, please call 573-453-0660. Lydon did ask the board if they had a problem with an anonymous donor giving the city $100,000 for naming rights to the “all inclusive” playground the city wrote a grant for. The park board unanimously agreed it would help offset the amount of the local match and recommended to allow the request, and the motion also asked for Lydon to negotiate a definitive term for the naming rights in the contract. Chrissy Decker said the pool could really use its own wheelchair in case of an emergency as well as an AED, plus she said it appears a new battery pack is needed for the handicapped pool lift seat. Podorski said he would check with the Salem Memorial District Hospital to see if they could provide the wheelchair and AED. The board also is still somewhat confused as to their actual role in the Parks and Recreation operations. They would like President Podorski to ask the Board of Aldermen at their next meeting for a definition or guidance and he said he would. The meeting was then adjourned.
SPORTS [TOP]
Jedd Gyorko connected again, launching a two-run drive off Noah Syndergaard that sent the Cardinals over the New York Mets 3-2 Tuesday in the first game of a doubleheader. Bartolo Colon pitched three-hit ball for seven sharp innings and the New York Mets overcame another home run by Gyorko to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 Tuesday night for a doubleheader split. Gyorko homered in both ends and has connected seven times in nine games. The Cardinals lead the NL in home runs with 137, matching last year's total. The Cardinals finish up their three-game set with the Mets tonight at 6:10. You can hear the game on KSMO Radio.
Tyler Skaggs pitched seven innings in his first big league start in two years and Yunel Escobar went 5 for 5 to help the Los Angeles Angels pound the Kansas City Royals 13-0 on Tuesday night. The Royals finish up their three-game set with the Angels tonight at 7:15.
OBITUARIES [TOP]
Funeral Mass for Gerard George Lesyna of St. Louis, formerly of St. James, age 92, will be held this morning at 11:00 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in St. James. Visitation will be from 10:00 until service time. Interment will be in the Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery.
Funeral services for Betty Gibbons of Salem, age 80, will be Friday at 12:00 noon at the James and Gahr Chapel in Salem. Visitation will be prior to the service starting at 10:00 am. Memorials are suggested to the Backpack Program.
Funeral services for Martha Maxine Rogers of Salem, age 99, will be Monday at 2:00 at the James and Gahr Chapel in Salem. Visitation will be prior to the service starting at 1:00 am. Interment will be held at the Cedar Grove Cemetary in Salem.
WEATHER [TOP]
Today..Cloudy with a 50% chance for showers and thunderstorms, high of 87.
Tonight..Cloudy with a 40% chance for showers, low of 68.
Thursday..Cloudy with a 60% chance for afternoon showers, high of 86.
Thursday night..Cloudy with a 30% chance for showers, low of 66.
Friday..Partly sunny, high around 85.
