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Published Every Tuesday • Vol. 24 - No. 42 • Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020 • Online at www.thepeoplestribune.com

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Van-Far Alumni Dinner CanceledVan-Far Alumni and Friends As-

sociation met Thursday, July 30. The group decided that with the

ongoing coronavirus pandemic, theannual alumni dinner scheduled forSept. 27 will be cancelled. It is an-ticipated the event would berescheduled for next year.

Alumni and Friends scholarshiprecipients were announced: CindyPirch Renewable Scholarship toMackena Hays; Alan Adam Memo-rial Scholarships to Colin Wilburnand Madalyn Cole; Alumni Scholar-ships in memory of Shirley Forgy toAlyse Jensen and Emily Willis;Alumni Scholarship from the Class

of 1961 to Katie Elzea; ZandraDowell Scholarship to AubreyBunge; Elaine Brookshier MemorialScholarship to Morgan Slatten; andVan-Far Alumni College Scholar-ships to Paul Schambach and CadenWilburn.

A gift was given to the scholar-ship fund in memory of VirginiaThompson by Van-Far Retired Per-sonnel.

Members in attendance wereAveril Beshears, Brian Hummel,Gary Heim, Debbie Moore, CarolSchambach, and Laura Straube.

The next meeting of the associa-tion will be held Oct. 29.

Fundraiser For Options For WomenIs Saturday In The City Park

Options for Women will hold itssixth annual Walk For Life and bar-becue on Saturday, Aug. 8 at theBowling Green City Park.

Adhering to COVID guidelines,social distancing will be encour-aged. There will not be a large grouppicture and participants will bespaced for safety. Hand sanitizer willbe available.

Registration for the walk will beat 10:30 a.m., in the shelter housewith the walk to begin at 11 a.m.Registration is available on-line atwww.supportlife573.com or partici-pants have the choice to walk at theirown home.

A barbecue will be held at theupper shelter house with carry-outsavailable from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Fooditems include grilled hamburgers,porkburgers, hot dogs, chips, andfruit.

Proceeds from this event will goto support Options for Women Preg-nancy Resource Center which is lo-cated at 1420 S. Bus. 61, Suite B.Options for Women opened in 2016and serves pregnant women, youngmothers, and the fathers from PikeCounty and surrounding counties.Services include free pregnancy test-

ing, limited ultrasounds, adoptionreferrals, abortion education, parent-ing education through an “EarnWhile You learn” program which of-fers incentives to complete classeson pregnancy, child care parenting,and life skills. Classes are also of-fered on-line. Additional servicesare referrals for medical help, prena-tal vitamins, referrals for temporaryhousing, post abortion counseling,miscarriage, and grief supportgroup, a fatherhood group, informa-tion on abortion pill reversal, andongoing friendship and encourage-ment. The center is maintained bythe generosity of donors and com-munity volunteers. The center willbe open for a tour on that date aswell if participants are interested.

In advance of the walk, partici-pants are encouraged to ask friends,family, co-workers for a donation tobenefit the pregnancy resource cen-ter.

Donations will be accepted onsite that day or can be mailed to thecenter or made online through fund-easy on the www.supportlife573.com website.

For more information call 573-213-5119.

2020 Pike CountyFair Is A Success

Despite Rainy Week

A rainy week for the 2020 PikeCounty Fair didn’t deter huge numberson Friday, July 31 and Saturday, Aug. 1.Above, Canessa Sherman earned thetitle of Ms. Pike County Fair; KatieHorner was crowned Miss Pike CountyFair; and Kaylyn Charlton, Junior MissPike County Fair on Tuesday evening.The Little Mister and Miss Pike CountyFair contest was held on Wednesdaynight. Right: Brynlee Schumacher wascrowned Little Miss Pike County Fairand Hunter Stribling was named LittleMister Pike County Fair. Brynlee is thedaughter of Brian and Jennifer Schu-macher of Bowling Green. Hunter is theson of Jimmy and Kelsi Stribling ofBowling Green. Find more fair photosinside today’s paper and in next week’sedition of the Trib.

Trib photos by Kimberly Chandler

Find more photos Inside Today’s Trib & in next week’s edition!

Champ Clark Bridge WinsDesign-Build Award

BY BRICE CHANDLERSTAFF WRITER

In 2015, replacing the ChampClark bridge was still up in the airand needed funding, but a dedicatedteam of individuals throughout thecountycontinued lobbying for themuch-needed replacement.

Their efforts – along with hun-dreds of others – finally paid off in2019 when the long-awaited, newChamp Clark bridge opened. Itswider lanesallow for the safer andeasier passage for motorists andpedestrians alike. Extensive work onthe Illinois side will help keep thebridge open during flooding.

Love or hate the new design, itsdrawing national recognition for thebuilding process.

The $61 million project recentlyreceived a national design awardbased on the Design-Build process.

Design-build is a project deliverymethod that combines both the de-sign and construction phases intoone contract to save time and re-sources. TheChamp Clark bridgewas the first design-build project inMoDOT's Northeast District.

The new Champ Clark bridgewas named a project of merit by TheDesign-Build Institute of America.The merit award is in the organiza-tion's transportationcategory. Thecategories and projects are diverseand range from aviation towater/wastewater sectors.

MoDot and IDot Selected Mass-man Construction as the primarycontractor for the project in June of2017. HNTB Corp partnered withMassman as thearchitect and engi-neer firm.

The bridge project will competeagainst 36 other award winners for aNational Award of Excellence andProject of the Year which will be an-nouncedat the Design-Build Confer-ence and Expo awards ceremony onThursday, Oct. 29.

The awards are given annually toprojects that exemplify the princi-ples of the design-build process.

According to the institute’s web-site, they are the authority on De-sign-Build Done Right®.

“Comprised of architectural, en-gineering, and construction profes-sionals, as well as academics,students, and project owners, itsmembers collaborateand innovate todeliver some of America’s most suc-cessful projects,” the website states.“The new Champ Clark bridge re-placed a structurally deficient andfunctionally obsolete crossing of theMississippi River that opened in1928.”

“Since the project crossed statelines, a federal TIGER grant wasgiven in recognition of its criticalimportance to the region. This five-spansteel plate girder bridge over-looks the Mississippi River, withkey improvements being made oneach state’s side as well doubling theexisting bridge’s width… This proj-ect is the first time the design-builddelivery method has been used tocross the MississippiRiver in aneight-state region and the first de-sign-build project for IDOT.” Thewebsite elaborates on the project’saward page. “The project’s successwas a direct result of the projectteam’s unfailing diligence to the de-sign-build process. By leveraging-previous experience, specializedexpertise, and design-build knowl-edge and processes, the team cametogether for a successful effort tobuild a landmark structure across theMississippi River – bridging twostates through the power of design-build.”

Readers can learn more about theaward by visiting the Design-BuildInstitute of America’s website athttps://dbia.org

Louisiana Swears In New Council Members,Tables Budget/Animial Control Decision

BY BRICE CHANDLERSTAFF WRITER

The Louisiana City Council metlast Monday night as part of theirregular council meetings with a fullaudience. Several residents gath-eredto voice their support for main-taining the John Cotton MemorialAnimal Shelter.

New council members NickFregeau for Ward III and DeanBurleson for Ward IV were sworn inand immediately faced the tough de-cision ofthe 2020-2021 fiscalbudget.

Reducing funds for animal con-trol was one of several options beingweighed by the council in efforts tobalance the budget.

A social media post the previousweek alerting the public to the pos-sible decision was widely shared re-sulting in a standing roomonlymeeting due to social distancingrequirements.

Mayor Brown gave each memberof the audience time to address thecouncil with their concerns on theissue or others surrounding theagenda.Ashley Branstetter voicedher concern.

“Our shelter is an asset to ourcommunity and without your sup-port, it will become another lost toour town,” Branstetter stated. “We-know the property tax measuredidn’t pass, placing further strain onthe budget, but an animal sheltersupports the public health, safety,and welfare of Louisiana’s citi-zens… I encourage the council tohold a public hearing to present themerits of the changeand provide cit-izens the opportunity to comment.The community has shown a will-ingness to support our animal shelterby donating time, supplies, andmoney and I’m confident that willcontinue.”

Others in the audience agreedwith her statement.

The council agreed with the showof support and decided more timewas needed to study the proposedbudget. They voted unanimouslytotable the budget decision until thenext full council meeting on Mon-day, Aug.t 24.

The council also formed a com-mittee headed by Ward II coun-cilmember Kiffany Ardeneaux tofurther explore options for the fate

of theanimal shelter. The public isencouraged to contact Ardeneaux ifinterested in joining or helping thecommittee.

During the meeting, the councilread and approved an ordinanceclarifying the police structure.

They also voted for the fire de-partment and public safety to pursuethe purchase of a replacementfiretruck with up to $100,000 overaneight-year lease.

According to Public Safety Chair-man Bob Ringhausen, the purchasewould fall under the fire depart-ment’s proposed budget, and thetruckwould be fully outfitted. Thetruck would replace the one in-volved in an accident while respond-ing to a callout last year.

Six councilmembers voted yeswith Kathy Smith voting no.

“It’s a lot of money when ourbudget is already down,” Smithstated during the discussion.

Rodney Dolbeare was absent forthe vote.

The People’s Tribune will con-tinue to report as more informationbecomes available.

Vandalia Considering Disbanding Police DepartmentY RICE HANDLERB B CSTAFF WRITER

Rumors are quickly surrounding the City of Vandalia and the fate of its police department. Many city res-idents are concerned about whether the city administration and council are planning to disband the city po-lice.

Last week, a source wishing to re-main anonymous due to ties within the community, contacted The Peo-ple's Tribune with information stat-ing city officials were considering closing the department and having the Audrain County Sheriff’s De-partment handle the city’s law en-forcement issues.

The People's Tribune was not able to verify the information by press deadline.

Both city administrator Darren Berry and Mayor Ralph Kuda were contacted by The People's Tribune but did not return a phone call or emails of this writing.

The news of the possible decision has started circulating on Facebook after a post from a concerned resi-dent leaked the possibility that the city council and administration in-tended to disband the police depart-ment.

As of press time, the social media post has garnished numerous com-ments and shares. The response so far has been overwhelmingly nega-tive towards the idea.

While the Vandalia city adminis-trator and mayor were unavailable for comments, the Audrain County Sheriff, Matt Oller joined the social-media conversation.

“Seems no one here is asking the right questions. While I can truly ap-

preciate the concerns, I don't think you have the whole picture,” Sheriff Oller commented.

He continued by stating the city had contacted him and county com-mission asking for information and costs to contract out the sheriff’s de-partment. According to Sheriff Oller, Vandalia officials cited personnel, recruiting, and retaining issues were the factors behind seeking alternate policing options.

Residents and people working in the city have expressed their concern about response times should the Audrain County Sheriff's Depart-ment take over responsibility for policing Vandalia.

“I told both what it would take personnel wise, equipment wise and money wise for me to assign at least one sheriff's deputy to the city24/7,” Sheriff Oller continued. “Sometimes there will be more than one, but at least one in the city 24/7/365.”

Sheriff Oller discussed how the practice of contracting outside po-lice services was not uncommon in Missouri and throughout the coun-try.

“There are numerous cities, many larger than Vandalia, across Mis-souri that contract police services with county agencies. Fenton is the largest I know of, and they've been doing this successfully for 25+ years.”

The Tribune was not able to pull statistics from Fenton by the press deadline.

The Audrain County Sheriff also mentioned how smaller communi-ties have recruitment and retaining issues with how much they can

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BGFD Responds To Structure FireOn Saturday, July 25 at 0219

hours, Bowling Green Fire Depart-ment (BGFD) was dispatched to areported structure fire on Lee Street.

Firefighters responded to the sta-tion to obtain apparatus and re-sponded to the scene. Firefightersarrived on scene eight minutes laterand found flames coming from thefront and rear of the structure.

Firefighters were able to performan interior and exterior attack on thefire and had the fire controlledwithin 20 minutes of being on scene.

They remained on scene for sev-eral hours performing salvage andoverhaul operations to ensure thefire was completely extinguished.

Damage from the fire was con-tained to the single building but diddamage two different apartments. Intotal, two families were displaced bythe fire.

BGFD responded with a total of12 firefighters. BGFD was assistedby Buffalo Township Fire ProtectionDistrict, Eolia Community Fire Pro-tection District, Pike County Memo-rial Hospital EMS, Bowling GreenPolice Department, Pike CountySheriff’s Department and PikeCounty 911.

The cause of the fire was investi-gated by Missouri Division of FireSafety and the exact cause remainsundetermined.

Patching Operations Scheduled For

Routes In Pike CountyWeather permitting, MoDOT

crews will be performing patchingoperations on routes in Pike County.Please see below for locations anddetails.

Pike County Route Z – Aug. 3,the road will be closed from RouteHH to Missouri Route 161 between7 a.m. and 4 p.m., for patching op-erations.

Pike County Route HH – Aug. 4-6 and 10-11, the road will be closedfrom Route Z to U.S. Route 61 be-tween 7 a.m. and 4 p.m., for pave-ment repairs and patchingoperations.

Motorists will need to use alter-nate routes during these times. Thiswork is weather dependent andcould be rescheduled or delayed.Work zones are active throughoutthe state. As you approach a workzone, please don’t drive distracted.Always buckle up and put yourphone down for your safety and thesafety of highway workers.

All work zones are online atwww.modot.org, and you can re-ceive the latest news about roadwork in your area by signing up fore-updates.

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Allie Schambach of Laddonia,formerly of Vandalia and a 2018graduate of Van-Far, completed theMoberly Area Community CollegeLPN program on Monday, July 20.

A virtual pinning ceremony washeld Thursday, July 23 with 19graduates.

Allie attended Moberly AreaCommunity College-Mexico tostudy the LPN program.

She is the daughter of Dean andGina Schambach of Vandalia.

Schambach Is LPNProgram Graduate

Allie Schambach

Reaghan Case of Columbia, for-merly of Vandalia and a 2018 Van-Far graduate completed theMoberly Area Community ColleeLPN School on Tuesday, July 21.

A virtual pinning ceremony washeld Wednesday, July 22 with24LPN students graduating.

Reaghan attended the MACCCareer Center at Rock Bridge HighSchool in Columbia for the LPNprogram.

She is the daughter of Travis andNancy Case of Vandalia.

Case GraduatesFrom LPN Program

Hailey Hopke of Vandalia grad-uated in May from the Hannibal La-Grange University RN program.

Hailey is a 2016 graduate of Van-Far High School and has accepted ajob at Hannibal Regional Hospitalon the med-surg floor.

She is the daughter of Jim andStacy Hopke of Vandalia.

Hopke ObtainsRN License

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Grand Prairie Society MeetsThe Grand Prairie Society, C.A.R.,

met on Sunday, July 12 at the VandaliaArea Historical Society GenealogyRoom. President Rebecca Motley called the

meeting to order at 2 p.m. The OpeningRitual was observed with the Pledge ofthe Allegiance to the Flag of the USA,the American's Creed, and the C.A.R.Creed as well as the Objectives of theSociety. The minutes of the previous meeting

were read by Society Secretary KylieDameron and approved as updated.The treasurer's report was given by Sen-ior Treasurer Teresa Wenzel and wasfiled for audit. During the business meeting the offi-

cers for 2020-2021 were elected and in-stalled by Senior President Joy Davis.The 2020-2021 officers are PresidentRebecca Motley, Vice President TrevorMiller, Secretary Kylie Dameron, Treas-urer Harrison Wright, Registrar AnnalynnCulwell, and Historian Makenna Ungles-bee. A Society Chaplain will be electedlater.

The senior officers for Grand PrairieSociety 2020-2022 will be Senior Presi-dent Beth Motley, Senior Vice PresidentJoy Davis, Senior Secretary SheraDameron, Senior Treasurer TeresaWenzel, Senior Registrar Ruth Miller,and Senior Historian Ann Carter. Dues for the 2020-2021 are $32 for

each member and $5 for each senior of-ficer with $10 for the senior president.The application fee is $20. The program activity was a Scav-

enger Hunt in the Vandalia Area Histori-cal Society. Those who successfullycompleted the hunt form chose prizesfrom the VAHS prize basket. Those attending were Harrison

Wright, Chase Wright McAfee, LandreySalmons, Nathaniel Salmons, ReaganWright McAfee, Vicki Wright, Joy Davis,Ruth Miller, Trevor Miller, Teresa Wen-zel, Kylie Dameron, Shera Dameron,Rebecca Motley, Beth Motley, andDeana Maiden The next meeting will be Sunday,

Sept. 13, at 2 p.m., in the VAHS Geneal-ogy Room on Main Street Vandalia.

2020 Pike County Fair Trib photos by Brice Chandler

Pictured are members of car #53 Wreckless Redneck celebrating after the first round at the 2020 Pike County Fair demolitionderby on Friday, July 31.

Carnival-goers enjoyed many rides on the midway at the 2020 Pike County FairJuly 28-Aug. 1.

Pictured is Emilie Chandler ofLouisiana who placed second in the Tal-ent Show for singing “Meet Me At TheBattlefield”.

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“Fair” week at cityhall. Attendance wasvery good at the PikeCounty Fair with 4-Hand FFA judging andexhibits as well as arodeo which broughtin participants from allover the mid-west. Despite some rain

and COVID-19, Fair-goers braved theweather and the pan-demic. Many woremasks and practicedsocial distancing mostly as a cour-tesy to others. (Channel 2 was thereand gave a good review and promofor our fair). Children enjoyed the carnival

rides, Jr. Miss Pike County, FairPike County, Fair Queen, Ms. PikeCounty Fair, Little Mr. and MissPike County, look-A-like, babyshow and diaper derby. Adults alsoenjoyed public speaking and talentcontests all on the small stage.Pedal tractor pull, motocross dirtbike, a beer garden with music. A county fair would not be com-

plete without a demolition derby,horse shoe and corn-hole tourna-ments, and concerts which featuredhomegrown, Joey Wray and RileyGreen. Congrats and a “great job”goes out to the fair board and allthe volunteers! Also, a big thanks to all that sup-

ported financially through adver-tizing and donations! Back at theranch, Alliance has continued onstreet repairs and is now replacing

old fire hydrants,throughout the city. Be-sides all the mowing theydo at the Bowling GreenAirport, they are workingon building a temporarytaxi runway. BowlingGreen has received agovernment grant towiden, expand, and reju-venate the current run-way. The temporary taxi-

way will allow Jake Mc-Donald, owner of AirCover Crop Solutions, to

continue his crop dusting and otherair services. This Bowling Greenbusiness serves many NE Missouricounties as well Western Illinois. Jake, his wife and soon to be

born child, would like to expandand make Bowling Green his fam-ily and business home. FYI, 80percent of cities growth comesfrom within its own city busi-nesses.

Examples in our own city are:Bowling Green Veterinary Clinicexpansion, Sparks buying oldMODOT facility, Pike County Me-morial Walk-in clinic, BowlingGreen Tractor, Pepsi Co., and theNew Visitors Center with theirGrand Opening Thursday, August6 at 10 a.m. DON’T FORGET TOVOTE on Tuesday, Aug. 4 forcounty and state offices.Rhythm in the Park is Saturday,

Aug. 29. Mid-America Crusade forChrist is coming to Bowling GreenSecond Baptist Church Sept. 6-9.

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Patching Operations Continue In Pike CountyWeather permitting, MoDOT

crews will be performing patchingoperations on routes in Pike County.Please see below for locations anddetails.Pike County Route OO – Aug.12,

the road will be closed from U.S.Route 61 to the end of Route OO be-tween 7 a.m. and 4 p.m., for patch-ing operations.Pike County East and West Outer

Roads at Eolia – Aug. 13, the roadwill be closed from the north end ofthe outer road to the south end of theouter road between 7 a.m. and 4p.m., for patching operations.

Motorists will need to use alter-nate routes during these times. Thiswork is weather dependent andcould be rescheduled or delayed.Work zones are active throughout

the state. As you approach a workzone, please don’t drive distracted.Always buckle up and put yourphone down for your safety and thesafety of highway workers.

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Frances ‘Charlene’Teague

Frances Charlene Teague, 92, ofVandalia died Monday, July 27,2020, at Tri-County Care Center inVandalia.

Funeral services were at 10 a.m.,Thursday at Waters Funeral Home.Pastor Bob Hoehn officiated. Burialwas in Vandalia Cemetery followingthe service.

A visitation celebrating the life ofCharlene as held from 5-7 p.m.,Wednesday at the funeral home.

Frances Charlene Teague wasborn near Curryville on Aug. 18,1927, the first of seven children ofErnest Ellis and Frances Van DuzerLamme. She attended rural Vandaliaschools, graduating from VandaliaHigh School in 1944. She then wentto live with her aunt and uncle,Arthur and Mildred Krieg in River-side, Ill., working in their office andattending Lyons Township JuniorCollege. After graduating in 1946she worked as secretary to the scaledivision manager of FairbanksMorse Company in Chicago.

She married Wilmer E. “Bill”Teague of Laddonia on May 1,1948. Later in the summer of 1948the couple moved to St. Louis whereshe worked as a secretary at RexallDrug Company. After moving toVandalia she worked at WoodwardAutomotive until she and her hus-band became co-owners of the Re-bylarch Restaurant and ServiceStation. After selling that business,she owned and operated Charlene'sHouse of Fashion until after her hus-band's death in June 1972. In 1973she moved to St. Charles, andworked as an office manager andbookkeeper for Reifsteck andLamme Grading and Excavating(later Reifstek and Sons), retiring inDecember 1992.

In July 1994 she moved back toVandalia to look after her mother.Charlene was a long time member ofthe First Presbyterian Church, acharter member of the Vandalia AreaHistorical Society and a director ofthe museum. She enjoyed reading,working word puzzles, volunteeringat the museum and revisitingthrough photos and brochures of hertravels to 34 states and 13 foreigncountries.

She is survived by sisters, Car-olyn Reida, Mary Cox, MargaretChristensen, Martha Lewis and hus-band, Ernest; numerous nieces andnephews and special friend, FowlerEnnis. Also surviving are two veryspecial people in her life, AnnetteKirwan her "Lincoln County daugh-ter" and Virginia Pehle her "AudrainCounty daughter".

Preceding her in death were herparents, husband, infant sisterPriscilla, brother, Arthur and twobrothers-in-law.

Pallbearers were Howard Pehle,Dan Pehle, Jim Teague, MikeLamme, Paul Ray, Phil Ennis, ChrisKirwan, and Mike Ray.

Memorial contributions may bemade to the Vandalia Area HistoricalSociety, c/o Waters Funeral Home.

Online condolences may be madeto the family and video tributeviewed on Frances memorial page atwww.watersfuneral.com

Walter L. AndesWalter L. Andes, 63, of Eolia

died Tuesday, July 21, 2020. He was born Dec. 26, 1957 in De-

catur, Ill., to John William and FloraMae Andes. Walter and KarenKoshinski were united in marriagein Great Bend, Kan.

He enlisted in the United StatesArmy and was honorably dischargedafter serving his country. Walter hadbeen a warehouse worker at Zoltekfor over five years and was a de-voted employee. He enjoyed huntingand fishing and being outdoors.

He is survived by his wife, KarenAndes of Eolia; his mother, FloraMay Andes; siblings, Lois Watkins

and husband, Bob, Phillip Andesand wife, Ann, Mark Andes, KathyCaylor and husband, Bruce, all ofDecatur, Ill.; brothers-in-law, Ken-neth Koshinski of Decatur, Ill.,Richard Koshinski and wife, Eliza-beth of Killeen, Texas, KeithKoshinski and wife, Theresa of De-catur, Ill.; many nieces, nephewsother relatives and friends.

Walter was preceded in death byhis father, John William Andes.

Family and Friends may sign theonline guest book @www.mccoy-blossomfh.com

Valeria L. WiserValeria L. Wiser, beloved wife,

mother and grandmother died at herhome in Macon Wednesday July 22,2020 at the age of 63.

Funeral services were held at 2p.m., Friday at the First BaptistChurch in Vandalia. Pastor DustinHolt officiated. Burial was in Van-dalia Cemetery following the serv-ice.

A visitation celebrating the life ofValeria L. Wiser was from noonuntil the time of services Friday atthe First Baptist Church.

Valeria was born Aug. 10, 1956 toDee Etta Doolin and Herman LueSr., she was one of nine children.She married her beloved husband,Darrel Wiser, on June 14, 1974 andhad three daughters over the next 10years.

She was devoted to her family inevery way and Valeria loved herfamily fiercely. She also loved toplay cards: tonk, spades, bid whiz,and to play bingo but spending timewith her family was her favorite pas-time, oh! and garage sales!

Valeria was a physical therapist atTri-County Nursing Home in Van-dalia for over 10 years and a CNAon the oncology floor and a phle-botomist at Penrose Hospital in Col-orado Springs, Colo., for over 10years.

Valeria was truly a virtuouswoman and reflected Proverbs 31 inevery way. She was a member ofFaith Tabernacle Church in Vandalialed by Pastor Elder Richard Smith.

She is survived by her husband,Darrel Wiser of Macon; her chil-dren, Lashawna Fleming and hus-band, Matthew of Colorado Springs,Colo., Miranda Wiser-Jones andhusband, Deon of Columbia, MistyWiser of Warner Robins, Ga., An-gela Conway-Marshall of De Pere,Wis.; grandchildren, Diamond andTrevian, Stephen, Arianna andSerenity; Talayiah, Kaydence andJordyn; Dominique and Tamara;Devon, Tyler, Conner and Max; onegreat-granddaughter, Anastasia; sis-ters and brothers, Havanna Cooper,Ann Lewis, Kimberly King, JohnLue, Billy Gene Lewis, Glen Con-nor, Gayle Kraft, Nattie Bardo; anda host of nieces and nephews, in-laws and cousins.

She was preceded in death by hermother, Dee Etta Doolin, her father,Herman Lue, grandmother, ArabellaBishop, grandmother, ViellaCarthorn, her “second mother”,Winifred Davis, sister, CindyBishop; brother, Curtis Bishop,daughter, Kortnee Hein and grand-daughter, Shelby; also aunts, uncles,in-laws, great-nephews, a great-niece and several cousins.

Pallbearers were Darrel Wiser,David Davis, Aaron Cockrell, Wen-dell Wheeler, Gerald Harrington,and Lakiri Holman. Honorary pall-bearers were Art Wiser, Stephen Ed-wards, William Wheeler, John Lue,Glen Conner, and Gary Bishop.

Memorial contributions may bemade to the family of Valeria L.Wiser, c/o Waters Funeral Home.

Online condolences may be madeto the family and video tributeviewed on Valeria's memorial pageat www.watersfuneral.com.

Barbara BrownBarbara Brown, 72, of Eolia died

Saturday, July 25, 2020 at her home.Graveside services were held

Thursday at 11 a.m., at VandaliaCemetery.

Barbara was born May 22, 1948to Jimmie F. and Mabel M. Luckett.She married Earl W. Brown on Nov.14, 1964. They had two children,Tony Brown of Bowling Green, andKim Coen of Creston, Iowa. She do-nated much of her time and energyas a caregiver to her family mem-bers.

She is survived by her husband;Earl; son, Tony; daughter, Kim; andmany grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers were DJ Null, RussellBrown, Jimmy Luckett, Scott Coen,Bud Reading, and Tony Brown.

Memorials may be made to PikeCounty Home Health and Hospice.

Condolences may be left atwww.bibbveach.com.

Charles MilburnScrogin

Services for Charles MilburnScrogin, 80, of Vandalia were at 11a.m., Saturday at the Vandalia FirstBaptist Church with the Rev. BrianLehenbauer and the Rev. Rod Sedar-wall officiating. Burial with full Mil-itary Honors was in VandaliaCemetery. Masonic services pro-vided by Vandalia Masonic Lodge491 were provided at the cemetery.

Visitation was from 6-8 p.m.,Friday at the church.

Arrangements were under the di-rection of Bienhoff Funeral Home.

Mr. Scrogin died Wednesdsay,July 29, 2020 at Boone HospitalCenter in Columbia.

He was born in Wellsville on July19, 1940, the son of Roy Merle andPauline Marie Tallmedge Scrogin.He married Brenda Owens on Nov.20, 1965 in Vandalia. She survives.

Other survivors include one son,Lee Scrogin and Angie of Farber;one daughter, Melissa Orr and hus-band, Jay of Bowling Green; twobrothers, Bill Scrogin and wife,Maemma of Centralia and TomScrogin and wife, Brenda ofWilliamsburg, Va.; two sisters, RoseAnne Livengood and husband,Scooter of Windsor and MarianneHunter and husband, Tom ofSedalia; five grandchildren, ZacharyScrogin and wife, Amanda, LesleyAllen and husband, Zak, MadisonOrr, Jayson Orr, and Hunter Scrogin;and two great-grandchildren, Finleyand Noble Allen.

He was preceded in death by oneinfant brother, Merle Lee Scrogin.

Mr. Scrogin was a lifetime arearesident and member of the VandaliaFirst Baptist Church. He was a 1959graduate of Van-Far High Schooland attended college for severalyears. He entered the United StatesNavy Jan. 25, 1961 and served untilJan. 22, 1965. He was employed for33 years as a Missouri State WaterPatrolman, 12 years with the RallsCounty Sheriff's Department, andseveral years for the Vandalia FireDepartment. Charles was a memberof the Vandalia Masonic Lodge 491,Northeast Missouri Shrine Club, 911Board of Directors, Van-Far SchoolBoard, Vandalia Cemetery Board,and Trustee of the Vandalia FirstBaptist Church.

He enjoyed fishing, hunting, golf,woodworking and spending timewith family.

Pallbearers will be ZacharyScrogin, Amanda Scrogin, MadisonOrr, Jayson Orr, Hunter Scrogin,Lesley Allen and Zak Allen. Hon-orary pallbearers will be the Mis-souri State Water Patrol and theVandalia Fire Department.

Memorial contributions may bemade to the Vandalia First BaptistChurch Food Pantry, Shriners Hos-pitals for Children or the Leader inMe at Van-Far Elementary School.

Robert Darrell‘Bob’ Gibbs

After a long and courageous bat-tle with cancer, Robert Darrell ‘Bob’

Gibbs of Louisiana died peacefullyat his home on Thursday, July 23,2020.

Bob was born on the family farmoutside of Vandalia on Sept. 2, 1941to William Pollard and Alpha MaeNichols Gibbs. On April 20, 2013Bob married his best friend, SheilaBurroughs. She survives.

Other survivors include children,Jason Gibbs and wife, Melissa,Rachelle Gibbs, Megan Tranthamand husband, Justin, and MichaelThomas and Kelsey Meyer. Alsograndchildren, Olivia, Sophia, Ellie,Wyatt, Mason, Cooper, Karrah, andLydia.

Bob was preceded in death by hisparents, brother, and sister.

He attended Butler School, a one-room school in rural Vandalia. Hewas a graduate of Perry HighSchool.

Bob worked in construction toput himself through college atNortheast Missouri Teacher’s Col-lege, now known as Truman StateUniversity in Kirksville. After grad-uating with a degree in accountingand business administration, heworked at Brown Shoe Company inSt. Louis. Afrter 27 years, Bob re-tired in 2001 as vice president distri-bution and global logistics.

Horses were a mainstay in Bob’slife. He raised and showed Morganhorses, and after purchasing a farmin Pike County, Bob enjoyed his re-tirement years with Sheila, manydays spent riding the trails on theirhorses, and also cart driving withtheir Haflinger.

Bob learned to hunt at an earlyage. This became his greatest pas-sion. He was fortunate to spendmany years on some great huntingadventures. He traveled to remoteareas to hunt elk, moose, mountainlion, and bar, pheasant, and alsoloved and business administration,he worked at Brown Shoe Companyin St. Louis. Afrter 27 years, Bob re-tired in 2001 as vice president distri-bution and global logistics.

Horses were in mainstay in Bob’slife. he raised and showed Morfganhorses, and after purchasing a farmin Pike County, Bob enjoyed his re-tirement years with Sheila, manydays spent riding the trails on theirhoses, and also cart driving withtheir Haflinger.

Bob learned to hunt at an earlyage. This became his greatest pas-sions. He was fortunate to spendmany years on some great huntingadventures. He traveled to remoteareas to hunt elk, moose, mountainlion, and bear, pheasant, and alsoloved to fish. His grizzly, a Booneand Crockett record, was his mostprized mount.

You could also find him riding hisHarley-Davidson motorcycle, work-ing on the farm, reading a goodwestern, watching Cardinal baseball,or Lonesome Dove, and havingdaily phone calls with his greatfriend, Bob Stadler.

Bob enjoyed trips out west, andalways said he was born 100 yearstoo late. He would have been a greatcowboy, or rough and tough pioneer.

Bob loved creating scavengerhunts, fishing, and exploring thecreek with the grandchildren. Hav-ing a cold beer, good whiskey, andriding a good horse, were things helooked forward to.

Bob was a member of UnionChapel Church in Vandalia. He wsalso a past member of the Elk’sLodge, Pike County Fairboard,Piker’s Club, and NEMO GaitedClub.

He had a special place in his heartfor St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.Memorials are suggested to them,the Prostate Cancer Foundation, orPike County, MO Home Health andHospice.

Per Bob’s wishes, cremation isunder the direction of Bibb-VeachFuneral Home, and no services are

planned.One of Bob’s favorite quotes was

- “Life is not a journey to grave withthe intention of arriving safely in apretty and well-preserved body, butrather to skid in, broadside, thor-oughly used up, totally worn out,and loudly proclaim Wow! What aride! Happy trails!”

Catherine ‘Kay’Crowder

Catherine Ann “Kay” Crowder,74, of Louisiana died unexpectedlyMonday, July 27, 2020 at her homein Louisiana.

Visitation was from 11 a.m.-2p.m., with the funeral service imme-diately following Saturday at theFirst Baptist Church in Louisiana.The Rev. Bill Maupin and RoderickLuck officiated. Burial was atGreenwood Cemetery in Clarksville.

Collier Funeral Home inLouisiana handled the arrangements.

Catherine was born Sept. 29,1945 in Louisiana to Amelia IreneCavanaugh and Wilford Ward. Shemarried Paul Cleveland “Jack”Crowder Oct. 4, 1964 at the FirstBaptist Church in Louisiana.

She is survived by four children,Angela Durand and husband, Bill ofKansas City, Gina Elledge of Troy,Melinda St. Clair and husband, Royof Louisiana, and Brian Crowderand wife, Karin of Wentzville; onestepdaughter, Natalie Crow and hus-band, Will of Nashville; eight grand-children, Megan Elledge, DustinElledge and wife, Alyssa, LaureeGriffith, Brianna St. Clair, Jacob St.Clair, Riley Crowder, Landon Crow-der, and Ryder Crowder; four great-grandchildren, Addison and AveryCannon, Brooklynn Elledge, andLyam Banks; and many nieces andnephews.

Catherine is preceded in death byher mother, Amelia Sitton, stepfa-ther, Ralph Severns, Wilford Ward,sister, Carolyn Luck, her husband,Jack Crowder, and grandson,Zachary Durand.

Kay worked at JCPenny inLouisiana and US Cable (Charter)until her retirement in 2015.

Kay was a beloved wife, mother,daughter, grandmother, great grand-mother, sister, aunt, and so muchmore. Her biggest joy by far……was her family! She was always ex-cited to talk to and see her children,grandchildren and great-grandchil-dren. Kay loved attending all of herfamilies' events.

She was an avid Cardinal’s andChief’s fan and enjoyed watchingevery game. Kay was an Elvis Pres-ley and Cher fan who loved musicand dancing. She looked forward toplaying bingo. Kay was full of lifeand would light up a room. She wasa joy to be around and will betremendously missed by all of herfamily and friends.

Honorary pallbearers were Joe EdLuck, Jacob St. Clair, Riley Crow-der, Landon Crowder, Ryder Crow-der, and Lyam Banks. Pallbearerswere Bill Durand, Roy St. Clair,Dustin Elledge, Rod Luck, ErikLuck, and Kenny Smith.

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ART’S FLEA MARKET - Furniture,tools, misc., Bus. 54 W., Bowling Green,573-470-6837. Open Monday-Saturday,9-4; Sunday, 1-4 p.m.

GARAGE SALE - Thursday, 3-?; Fri-day, 7-?; Saturday, 8-noon, building be-hind Cellular & Satellite, Bus. Hwy. 61,Bowling Green. Home decor, com-forters, clothes, lots of everything, furni-ture. Vicki Niemeyer, Tracy Morris, ErinBurris.

YARD SALE - Saturday, 8:30-?, 305S. Pearl, B.G.

GARAGE SALE - 12576 Pike 43,B.G. Rain or shine! Thursday noon-5;Friday, 9-4; Saturday, 8-2. Lots of stuff.Chairs, shoes, clothes, home decor &misc. items. We will also be acceptingdonations for the John Cotton memorialAnimal Shelter.

YARD SALE - Thursday 4-7; Friday7-4, Oakland Hills Sundivision, Hwy. NN,B.G. Lots of misc. & baby items, cloth-ing.

SUBDIVISION YARD SALE - FieldDrive, Hwy. 161, B.G., across fromAbbey Estates. Friday noon-6; Saturday8-2. Antiques, hunting supplies, tools,home decor, furniture, books, old floormodel radio, women’s brand-nameclothes dixr 8-12 - treasures galore.

MULTI-FAMILY YARD SALE - Thurs-day 4-7; Friday 8-?, 16110 Hwy. 54 E.B.G. All size clothing including teen girl’sclothes, lotss of misc. Gamm & Deters.

USED DOUBLEWIDE - DUTCH.Amish built in Indiana, excellent condi-tion, 3 bed., 2 bath. FINANCING. Call forinfo 573-249-3333, marktwain mobile-homes.com. (tf)

I BUY . . . . . used mobile homes. Callor text 573-338-6250 or emailGregS.CDH@outlook.com. (tf)

HOUSE FOR RENT in BowlingGreen. 3 bedroom, ranch-style homew/attached garage. Close to school andpark. Call 573-470-1856 or 573-470-3440.

3 BEDROOM house for rent onRoute D, 36x40 garage & shed included,$800 per month $800 deposit. 573-754-5931 leave message. (tf)

SELF-STORAGE - In Vandalia. Unitsin 3 sizes - 10x20, 10x10, and 8x10.L&S Storage, 573-248-4563. (tf)

MODERN MATURITY BUILDING -Vandalia - Family reunion, shower, birth-day. Call Art Wiser, 594-3224. Member-ships available. (tf)

MAYTAG Neptune washer & dryer,good condition, $250. 324-2095. (x2-41)

FRONT-LOAD GE DRYER, $150.pick up. Vandalia Firestone & Appliance,594-6624. (tf)

FRESH PRODUCE - Eggs, layinghens & bantams. Ivan Eicher, 8030 Pike466, Curryville, MO 63339. (x3-40)

MO. FIREARMS CO. Rock RiverArms sale. 573-470-9111. (C10-36)USED GE dryer, $75 pick up. Van-

dalia Firestone & Appliance, 594-6624.

HAY - Alfalfa grass mixc, $35 bale.573-470-4056. (x8-40)

GOOD used tires, passenger & lighttruck, $15 & up. Vandalia Firestone &Appliance, 594-6624.

METAL - We specialize in new polebuildings and new metal house roofsand all buildings. Wagler Metals: 21764Pike 409, Bowling Green. (tf)

HYDRAULIC rock clearing rake,$1,500. 636-697-8499. (tf)

HILLTOP FURNITURE & VARIETY -Open every day except Sunday & Tues-day, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., 7735 Pike 469, Cur-ryville. (tf)

COMING SOON - Parar Fitness,Eolia. Gym equipment, membership,secven days a week, 6 a.m.-9 p.m. (x4-41)

WAREHOUSE help wanted. CDLpreferred, but not required. Apply withinFeeders Grain, Bowling Green.

CLASS A CDL flat bed driving. Homenightly. Based in Bowling Green. 217-242-1677. (x4-42)

FOR HIRE: A-Z Maintenance, LLC.Specializing in mowing, landscaping,weed eating, tree trimming to completeremoval, farm clean up, custom graveldriveways, powerwashing, mulching,stick welding, minor small engine re-pair/maintenance, clean up and generalhauling. MISC LABOR. 573-591-2295(Tim) or 573-470-1067 (Office). Veteranowned and operated. (c4-39)

BUYING your unwanted records,cassettes, CDs, DVDs, 8 tracks, books.Call 573-253-4159. (tf)

BUYING standing timber - walnut,white oak, etc. Cash up front or shares.McKinnon Timber, 217-242-5401. (tf)

NO HUNTING or trespassing, MurryShepherd Farms. Violators will be prose-cuted. (c52-4)

STOMBAUGH ASPHALT - Residen-tial-Commercial. Paving, chip & seal,sealing. Free estimates, fully insured.573-470-8706. (x4-40)

KUYKENDALL FARM SERVICES,LLC - maintenance, property mainte-nance, mowing, 15 years experience.573-470-9416. (tf)

BETTS EXCAVATING - Dozer, back-hoe, bobcat, ponds, clearing, base-ments, gravel hauling & more.Reasonable rates. 754-2371. (tf)

B&J SEPTIC PUMPING - Commer-cial or residential, septic pumping & re-pair, sewer augering & repair, greasetrap pumping and porta potty rentals.Butch Menne, 573-384-5536. (tf)ALL AMERICAN PUMPING & DRAIN

- Sewer and drain cleaning, septic clean-ing, clogged drains. David Charlton,324-9932. (tf)

MINI TRACK HOE WORK - Trench-ing, land cleanup to cattail removal.Over 30 years experience. Call 573-470-1198. (x4-33)

BROWN’S SEPTIC PUMPING -Commercial or residential, portable toiletrental, job sites, special events, auc-tions. Brown’s Septic Pumping, 206Brown Lane, Louisiana, 754-5812. (tf)NAME DOILIES - Hand crocheted by

Ann Hecox. Make great personal gifts.217-656-3654 annahcx@gmail.com. (tf)

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ACCEPTINGBIDS

The City of Farber isaccepting bids for thereplacement of an over-head door on the Far-ber CommunityBuilding. Submit bid byAugust 10, 2020 to:City of Farber, 214 EHighway 54, Farber,MO 63345. For informa-tion call 573-249-3652.Bidder must provide lia-bility insurance.

NOTICE

JOB OPENINGS Pike County R-III (Clopton) School District

28176 Hwy WW Clarksville, MO 63336

Positions - Beginning August 2020 Substitute Teachers Para Professionals/Aides Bus Drivers - Route, Substitute, Trip Substitute Custodians

Certification or testing per state/district requirementsmay apply

Must be able to pass a background check Applications are kept on file until June 30, 2021 Applications www.cloptonhawks.com under

Employment A cover letter listing questions regarding the position

is appropriate Questions may be directed to the Superintendent's Office,

573-242-3546 or 573-485-2488 extension 3or via email: superintendent@clopton.k12.mo.us

Pike County R-III SchoolDistrict is An Equal Opportunity Employer

HELP WANTEDAlliance Water Resources has an opening for

an Operator I position in Bowling Green, MO. Thisposition is manual and semi-skilled work involvingthe maintenance, repair, and operation of waterfacilities and related equipment. The work is per-formed under general supervision with the abilityto perform tasks independently. If you are inter-ested in learning more about this opening andwould like to apply please visit the careers pageof our website at www.alliancewater.com.

ACCEPTING APPLICATIONSThe Bowling Green R-I School District is accept-

ing applications for a part-time night custodian po-sition at Frankford Elementary. The position willbe Monday-Friday, 3 hours per night. Contact theSuperintendent’s Office, 700 W. Adams, BowlingGreen, MO 63334 for an application. Phone 573-324-5441. EOE.

ACCEPTING APPLICATIONSThe Bowling Green R-I School District is accept-

ing applications for seasonal third shift night cus-todian position for the Bowling Green R-I Schooldistrict. The position will be Monday-Friday, 11p.m.-7 a.m. Contact the Superintendent’s Office,700 W. Adams, Bowling Green, MO 63334 for anapplication. Phone 573-324-5441. EOE.

MOBILE HOMES

SEEKING BIDSThe City of Farber is seeking sealed bids for a

sewer infrastructure repair. This includes: com-plete replacement of an existing manhole withprecast sections and replacement of 20 feet ofsewer main before and after the manhole. Alsoinstallation of a manhole by the lift station. Mate-rial will be provided.

Bidders will be expected to provide liability in-surance, their own shoring and safety equipment.

Bids must be sent to the City of Farber, MO63345-0037 by 4:30 p.m., on Aug. 10, 2020.

WANTED THE CITY OF FARBER IS ACCEPTING BIDS

for the position of reading water meters. The position takes between six to eight hours

per month and is required to be done as close tothe 25th of each month as possible. For more in-formation contact Farber City Hall, Monday,Wednesday or Friday, 1 to 4:30 pm. 573-249-3652.

Submit a bid by Aug. 10, 2020. If employed, thejob could lead to more hours of work for thewater/sewer department.

20 Word Limit Bring in a photoand a brief description of your car, truck, motorcycle, camper or boaton a trailer and we’ll feature it in The People’s Tribune for 12 weeks.

DEALSOn Wheels

2000 CORVETTE -79,xxx miles, removeabletop, Carfax, Jim Black-well, $12,000 573-470-5885. (7-7)

CASTEELSIn-home decorating service

window treatments - wallpaper - paint gifts - bridal registry - church supplies

110 W. Adams - Pittsfield, Ill.217-285-4488

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ACCEPTING APPLICATIONSThe Bowling Green R-I School District is accepting ap-

plications the position of Bowling Green Elementary Assis-tant Librarian. Candidates must have 60 college hours.Computer experience is necessary. Substitute certificaterequired. The position will be open until a suitable candi-date is hired. Contact the Superintendent’s Office, 700 W.Adams, Bowling Green, MO 63334 for an application.Phone 573-324-5441. EOE.

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Pike County Fair 2020

6th Annual Walk For Life & BBQSaturday, Aug. 8 11 a.m.-1 p.m.BOWLING GREEN CITY PARKTo Benefit Options for Women Pregnancy Resource Center

Contact Paul Brunner at 573-213-5119 or go towww.supportlife573.com for more info

or to register as a walker and/or donateHamburgers - Porkburgers - Hot Dogs

Carry-Outs Available

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

A public hearing will be held Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020at 4 p.m., at the Pike Co. Senate Bill 40 main office at900 Independence Dr., Bowling Green, MO., at whichtime citizens may be heard on the property tax rate tobe levied by Pike Co. Senate Bill 40 for 2020. The taxrate shall be set to produce revenues for the fiscalyear beginning Jan. 1, 2021.Preliminary Aggregate Assessed Valuation (AV) Totals:

Real EstatePersonal PropertyTOTAL

2019 Prior Yr. AV215,587,78475,756,071291,343,855

2020 Current Yr. AV215,815,35175,756,071291,571,422

Winners of the boy’s 0-3 months category include (l-r): first place Riggin Wietholder son of Catherineand Monte Wietholder of Quincy, Ill.; second place Bryson Brown son of Adrianna Riebeling and RussellBrown of Bowling Green; and third place Briar Ellison son of Aubrey Ellison of Monroe City.

Winners of the girl’s 0-3 months category include (l-r): first place Aria Kinman daughter of DestinyBuss and Jesse Kinman of Loraine and second place Ameilia Shultz daughter of Heather Greer and JoeShultz of Winfield.

Winners of the boy’s 4-6 months category include (l-r): first place Zayd Roberts son of Shanica andJosh Roberts of Troy; second place Elijah Burnett son of Ariel and Kyle Burnett of Perry; and third Mav-eryck Smith son of Katie and Joel Smith of Hannibal.

Winners of the girl’s 7-12 months category include (l-r): first place Divinity Clark daughter of AliviaLong and Jerami Clark of Bowling Green; second place Stella Cagle daughter of Ashley Branham ofLouisiana; and third place Paisley Butler daughter of Cheyenne and Michael Butler of Frankford.

Winners of the girl’s 13-24 months category include (l-r): first place Kayanna Reynolds daughter ofTawney Brewer of Frankford; second place Brecklyn Smothermon daughter of Jon Smothermon andBrennan Howe of Hannibal; and third place Rylee Webster daughter of Vanessa Webster of BowlingGreen.

Winners of the girl’s 25-36 months category include (l-r): first place Jordynn Becker, daughter of Jesse and Justin Beckerof Bowling Green and second place Lydia Robinson daughter of Joshua and Holly Robinson of Eolia

Winners of the boy’s 13-24 months category include (l-r): first place Mason Luebrecht son of Kala and Jared Luebrecht ofBowling Green; second place Cooper Cullom son of AJ and Paige Cullom of Louisiana; and third place Hudson Bryant sonof Desiree and Steven Bryant of Bowling Green.

Winners of boys 7-12 months category include (l-r): first place Easton Paul Moore son of Brett andKatie Moore of Pleasant Hill, Ill.; and second Knox Baker son of Ashley and Tyler Baker of BowlingGreen.

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Community News

Pike County Notice Of Tax Certificate Sale

TIME OF SALE: 10:00 A.M.OWNER AND DESCRIPTION

I, Tara Eskew, Collector of Revenue within and for Pike County, Missouri, hereby give notice as provided in Chapter 140, Section 140:170 of Revised Statutes of Missouri for2006, that I shall offer for sale the hereinafter described lots and lands to discharge taxes, interest and charges which may be due hereon the State of Missouri for delinquenttaxes on real estate at the courthouse in Pike County on the 4th Monday, the 24th day of August 2020, commencing at 10:00 A.M. of said day and continuing from day to daythereafter until all are offered.The land and lots are to be sold under the description as listed and the amounts shown as due for each year represents the total amount of taxes, interest and costs. The cer-tificate will be issued covering as much of said charges, which are due thereon at the time of the sale. More exact descriptions are available at the assessor’s office.

Notice to Bidders:An affidavit must be completed in the collector’s office prior to bidding. This affidavit may be completed, signed and notarized at the County Collector’s Office one week priorto the sale.

The Pike County Collector makes no guarantees nor implies any quarantees concerning title, liens or encuinbrances on any of the properties offered for sale.2020 DELINQUENT TAX CERTIFICATE SALE LIST

COLLECTOR’S CERTIFICATE OF

PUBLICATIONI, Tara Eskew, Collector of Pike County,State of Missouri, do hereby certify that theforegoing is a true and correct list of lands oflots and owner thereof as appears on ourland tax books, that will be offered for sale.

Dated July 20, 2020

Pike County Collector

Tara Eskew

ACCEPTING BIDSThe City of Farber is accepting bids for complete

replacement of an entry door on the Farber Com-munity Building. Submit bid by August 10, 2020to: City of Farber, 214 E Highway 54, Farber, MO63345. For information call 573-249-3652. Bid-der must provide liability insurance.

ACCEPTING BIDS

The City of Far-ber is acceptingbids by Aug. 10,2020 for installationof a culvert andditching on MapleSt. Culvert is pro-vided. Bidder mustprovide liability in-surance. For infor-mation call573-249-3652.

Quick, Easy Summer RecipeMushroom Pork Chops

Prep: 10 mins Cook: 30 mins Total: 40 mins Servings: 4 Ingredients4 Pork, fresh, loin, sirloin (chops or

roasts), bone-in, separable lean only, raw ½ teaspoon Salt, table 1 pinch Garlic Salt GL 0130 HS 1 Onions, raw ½ pound Mushrooms, raw 1 (10.75 ounce) can cream of mushroom

Directions Season pork chops with salt, pepper, and

garlic salt to taste.

In a large skillet, brown the chops overmedium-high heat. Add the onion and mush-rooms, and saute for one minute. Pourcream of mushroom soup over chops. Coverskillet, and reduce temperature to medium-low. Simmer 20-30 minutes, or until chopsare cooked through.

budgettowards competitive wages for po-lice officers.

“This is a highly competitive pro-fession and places that can't pay wellwill never be able to recruit and re-tain officers, causing seriousman-power issues. In fact, in the pastweek, there have been two nightsthat you had no one working forVPD. My office was notified andpatrol deputies were advised accord-ingly and picked up that void. Thecurrent climate will not make thisbetter any time soon.”

He continued by discussing theaffordability, cost, and services thecity would gain by contracting thesheriff’s department.

“Based on what I know of thecity's budget and what it would costto contract with the county, it wouldsave them money with no decreaseinservice. As far as cost, that's some-thing that's been negotiated by thecity and county Commission. Imerely stand ready to fulfill theservices. The money portion isn't myissue.”

“In reality, it makes no differenceto me either way if the city decidesto do this or they continue to try tosomehow maintain their own PD,but in the interest of the truth, don'tbe led into thinking that there will beno police service in town,” SheriffOiler stated. “That's simply not cor-rect.”

The 2010 census recorded Van-dalia’s population at 3,899 althoughthat number included around 2,000prisoners currently incarcerated atWERDCC.

Vandalia citizens are alreadyseeking answers to why the city isdiscussing this option, when will ittake effect, and why representativeshave remained so quiet on the issue.

Residents are encouraged to at-tend the Tuesday, Aug. 11 city coun-cil meeting at 5:30p.m., at the LangeBuilding.

The People’s Tribune will con-tinue to report as more informationbecomes available.

VANDALIAContinued from front page

Fair PuddlesWith three days of rain the midway

at the 2020 Pike County Fair was quitewet holding water puddles throughoutthe week.

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In lieu of flowers, memorialsmay be given to the family to beused according to their wishes, c/oCollier Funeral Homes, Inc., 117Barnard Drive, Louisiana, MO63353.

Robert ‘Bob’StephensRobert L. “Bob” Stephens. 71,

died at his home on Sunday, July 26,2020 surrounded by his family. He was born on April 4, 1949 at

Mineral Springs Hospital inLouisiana to Russell E. and EvelynM. DeWeese Stephens. From anearly age, music was a very impor-tant part of Bob’s life. As a self-taught musician, he could play avariety of instruments, but his pas-sion was the guitar. He was a men-tor and an influence to manyaspiring guitarists and musiciansthroughout the area.Graveside services will be held at

10 a.m., Saturday at FairviewCemetery near Louisiana. The Rev.David Rubemeyer will officiate. ACelebration of Life memorial forfriends and family following theservice will be held at the AmericanLegion in Louisiana at 12:30 P.M.On April 21, 1972 in Louisiana,

he married Lorraine Raney. Theycelebrated 48 years of life, love,music, and family. They have oneson, Robert E. Stephens and wife,Amber of Clarksville. Besides play-ing music and enjoying fellowshipwith other musicians, Bob mostloved spending time with his grand-children, Evan and Greer Stephensof Kirksville, and Camille andDylan Stephens of Clarksville.He was preceded in death by his

parents, grandparents, a nephewStephen, and other close friends andfellow musicians.He is survived by his wife; a son,

grandchildren; one brother, RussellG. Stephens and wife, Julie; a sister,Vickie B. Lilley; and a sister-in-law,Barb Elliott and husband, Wes ofLouisiana; along with his nieces and

nephews, Rick Stephens, SusanRubemeyer and husband, David,Linda Parr and husband, David, EdStephens and wife, Jean, April New-land and husband, Chris, Scott El-liott and wife, Ashley, Tom Lilleyand wife, Charlotte, and Mike Lilleyand wife, Barbara.Bob worked as a heavy equip-

ment operator for the Missouri De-partment of Conservation for 37years. Unknown to many, he had aninterest in sketching and woodwork-ing. Above all else, he will foreverbe remembered for his extraordinarytalent as a guitarist. His musicallegacy spanned more than 57 years.What started with best friends in agarage, led to 32 years of CranberryJam. Bob had No Regret for all thehours spent playing music.“Today’s music ain’t got the samesoul” and he liked the old-time rockand roll. “Beyond the door there’speace I’m sure, and I know therewill be no more tears in heaven”.Memorials may be made to the

David C. Pratt Cancer Center onBallas Road in St. Louis or to thedonor’s choice. Collier Funeral Home in

Louisiana is in charge of arrange-ments.

Lucille MorrisLucille Morris, 96, of Clarksville

died Wednesday, July 29, 2020 atSt. Joseph Hospital in Lake St.Louis. A graveside service was held at 1

p.m., Monday at Jordan-BuffaloCemetery near Louisiana.Lucille started her life on the

Sept. 23, 1923 in Kinderhook, Ill.,the second child of four born toFloyd and Martha Waters Davis.She spent her early childhood on aplace north of Fish Hook, Ill. Sheattended her first-eighth grade in aone-room school house constructedby her grandfather and the commu-nity. At an early age, she was baptized

by the Rev. Cal Manley. After threeyears of high school in Perry, Ill.,she married George W. Morris onthe Oct. 10, 1940. They started theirmarried life farming in the Hull, Ill.,bottoms where their only child,

William, was born. In the summerof 1947, they moved to the Yeagerfarm near Clarksville, where theyresided the rest of their lives.She worked hard along side her

husband and shared in his many en-deavors, commercial fishing, hunt-ing, trapping, and running a smallfish market. They ran an Evinrudedealership and marina for manyyears, along with farming.She is survived by her son,

William Morris and wife, Janet andtheir families; a niece, Betty Jack-son, and William T. Perkins wholived with her at different times, andshe considered them her children;three nephews; two nieces, and theirfamilies; and a 60+ year familyfriend and confidant, Hubert Welch.She was preceded in death by her

husband, George, a grandson, Chris,her parents, a brother, two sisters,five nephews, and a niece.Memorials may be made to Jor-

dan- Buffalo Cemetery or donor’schoice, c/o Collier Funeral Home.

Janet WilsonJanet R. Wilson was called home

Friday, July 31, 2020 in Louisiana.Janet was born March 4, 1940 in

Jacksonville, Ill. She married Ed-ward C. Wilson on May 1, 1959.Edward survives. She is also survived by sons, Dar-

rell Wilson of St James, DouglasWilson and wife, Helga of Quincy,Ill., and Darrin Wilson and wife,Emily of Portage Des Sioux; also a

daughter, Teresa Payne and hus-band, James of Bowling Green; 12grandchildren; and 18 great-grand-children. She is also survived by asister, Donna Jean Nickel of Jack-sonville, Ill.; and numerous niecesand nephews. Janet was an outdoor person and

would be found working in the yardwith her flowers. She was alwaysavailable to lend a hand to anyonein need and enjoyed working withnumerous community events. Shewas an awesome granny/great-granny. The motto “what happensat granny’s house stays at granny’shouse” was coined for her. She never met a stranger and

could be found as her family re-ferred to as “working the room” atsporting events, community events,family reunions and the grocerystore.Services will be Wednesday at

Collier Funeral Home in Louisiana.Visitation will be from 9 a.m., untiltime of service at 11 a.m. Burialwill immediately follow atRiverview Cemetery in Louisiana.

Memorials may be given to theAlzheimer’s Association in care ofthe funeral home.OBITUARIES

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Personal PropertyAUCTION

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4-Wheeler, Trailer & Misc.: Honda 300 4 Trax with blade & winch(reserve on 4 wheeler); 5’x8’ flat tilt trailer; John Deere #10 yard cart; Pro Star 3pt. post hole digger; 3 pt. Pro Star seeder; Reece trailer hitch; electric fence postinsulators & charger; ground rods; mineral tubs; wheelbarrows.If you have health concerns bring your own PPE, &

practice social distancingAUCTIONEER’S NOTE: Very partial listing. Household sold first. 4 wheeler, trailer& equipment at noon. Owners moving to new home.

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The family of Dayle Tredway wants to thank everyone fortheir kindness, love, and respect shown to Dayle in his lastseveral years.This includes many visitors from hospice, doctors, ministers,

and friends.Thanks for all of the food, flowers, prayers, and concerns

after his death.The food was all delicious, the flowers were all beautiful.Thanks to the funeral home, the Rev. Cole Branstetter, pall-

bearers, the military men for such a lovely service. We allthought it was wonderful.Your kindness and love will always be remembered.

Shirley TredwayVicki & Frank Swarnes Ron & Tammy Hurshman

Rusty & Renae TredwayRandy & Lisa Tredway

& the Rest of Our Families

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THANK YOUThe Pike County Fair Board would like to thank all

of our volunteers, businesses and participants thatsupported the 2020 Fair in any way, whether withyour time or your financial support. This is a localevent to be proud of and we couldn’t do this withoutall of your support. The Fair Board is a small group of people organiz-

ing the Fair, but it take a community working togetherto make the event a success. We welcome new vol-unteers and ideas to make your County Fair better.

See you next year! Save the DateJuly 21-25, 2021

Pike County Fair Board

Dennis Morrison of Bowling Green ispictured pitching shoes on Saturday,Aug. 1 at the Pike County Fair.