As I look at taking the Christmas tree down this week, I am thinking it will make nice mulch for someone, or a great home for some well-deserving fish. But regardless of our tree’s afterlife, it has helped create memories that will last for years.
Greetings from Poosey.
The cartoon highlights the front page of the paper: old Father Time meeting the baby New Year at the beginning of another year.
While the holiday season is a time to celebrate with family and friends, it is also an opportunity to reflect on where we have been and decide what we want to achieve in the year ahead. As 2011 comes to a close, I am reminded of a year filled with economic uncertainty, political unrest around the globe, and significant events that will forever change the world.
A celebration of life service for Larry Briegel will be held at a later date. The body was cremated under the direction of Slater Funeral Home of Trenton. Memorials have been requested to the Trenton Trap and Skeet, Trust for the Benefit of Grundy County Scouts or Wright Memorial Hospice. They may be left at the funeral home.
Trumpeter swans offer advantages for people who enjoy watching wildlife in winter. They’re big, beautiful, bright white and they will often frequent easily accessible lakes at public conservation areas or city parks.
Snowy owls from the Arctic tundra are being spotted in the Midwest this winter in uncommonly large numbers, including three at Smithville Lake in the Kansas City area.
The Green Hills Animal Shelter is pleased to announce that the 2012 pet photo calendars have arrived. The calendars feature all 73 photo entries to the photo contest.
Green Hills Community Action Agency-Women’s Health Services will be having clinics in Hamilton and Trenton
Memorial services for Dennis Ratliff were held Friday, Dec. 23, at Our Lady of Guadalupe in St. Joseph. Arrangements were by Hixson-Klein Funeral Home, Gower. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society or the American Legion Post 359.
Funeral services for Bertram Shafer were held Monday, Dec. 26, at the Roberson Funeral Home, Bethany. Burial was in McFall Cemetery. Arrangements were by Roberson Funeral Home, Bethany. Memorial contributions may be made to Immanuel Baptist Church in care of Roberson Funeral Home, P.O. Box 46, Bethany, Mo., 64424.
Wanda Jean Hangley died at Northcare Hospice on Dec. 5, 2011. Donations should be made in Jean’s name to American Diabetes Association 2833-BE Battlefield, Suite 100, Springfield, Mo., 65804.
James Dale "Jim" Hulet, 64, Pattonsburg, passed away Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011 at Cameron, Mo.
Funeral Mass for Mary Ann Cullen will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday Dec. 28 at the Mary Immaculate Catholic Church in Gallatin. Visitation will be one hour prior to service. Inurnment will be at Lake Viking Cemetery near Gallatin. Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Jude Children’s Hospital in care of McWilliams Funeral Homes 1329 W. Grand, Gallatin, Mo.
Searcy Abbey Wilson First Grade
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Mrs. Morrison’s Second Grade
Searcy Mrs. McBroom’s Kindergarten
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Mrs. Ishmael’s First Grade