 The first baby of the new year is Caydon Warren Gudde, born January 10, 2008 at Western Missouri Medical Center.
Proud parents are Kimberly Slater and Caleb Gudde of Holden.
Caydon weighed seven pounds, three ounces and measured 19 and one-half inches long.
Paternal grandparents are Cimberly and Dwayne Gudde of Kingsville, and maternal grandparents are Nanette and Robert Slater of Holden.
Caydon and his family are the lucky winners of the First Baby of the Year contest sponsored by the Holden Image.
They will receive a variety of gifts and prizes from local merchants including scrapbooking items from Wilkinson Pharmacy; baby gift basket from Western Johnson County Medical Clinic; Mary Kay Gift Certificate from Pat Zvacek, Mary Kay consultant; baby ring from Sandy’s Jewelry Sales and Repair; $5 gift certificate from Route 58 Drive-in or Strate’s Drive Inn; toy implement from J.F. Gudde Truck & Tractor; shampoo, hair cut and blow dry from Country Cosmetologist; $10 gift certificate to WalMart from Holden Manor Care Center; $25 gift certificate from Rod’s Hallmark; baby bib and bowl from State Farm Insurance; stuffed animal and balloons from Country Creations; $20 gift certificate from Holden NAPA; $50 EEE savings bond from Bank of Holden; $10 worth of gasoline from Holden Fastop; $25 gift certificate from Country Mart, Warrensburg; $25 gift card from Eagle Wash; one case of baby food from Lloyd’s Foods; $50 EEE savings bond from F&C Bank; one pair baby bib overalls from Heiman True Value; $10 gift certificate from Jamie’s Place and stationery and thank you cards from the Holden Image.
Congratulations to Caydon and his family and best wishes from staff of the Holden Image.
By Dana Neubert
News Staff
The caring community of Holden and surrounding areas have come together to answer a plea for blankets given by HOPE Coalition Clothes Closet coordinator Melody Nalls.
Nalls asked for help in last week’s Holden Image and has been overwhelmed with the help and support of caring people. Churches, community and civic organizations have also gotten involved and donated the much-needed blankets. Nalls said she is so thankful for everyone’s help and concern.
Another much needed item is electric heaters clients can use to warm their homes as some of them can’t afford to pay for their heating bills. They come in requesting the heaters and HOPE doesn’t have that many to give. “We really are in need of electric heaters, hats and gloves,” said Nalls. This frigid weather has made it difficult for many families to stay warm this winter, according to Nalls.
“If anyone has new or slightly used hats, gloves or electric heaters, we would certainly welcome them so we can help bring warmth to those in the community who are in need,” said Nalls.
Again she is sending a plea out to organizations and churches who could perhaps purchase heaters to be used for those who are in the cold.
“This weather especially affects the elderly and small children, both of which we have as clients here at HOPE,” Nalls went on to say.
She says she is so thankful for what the community has done already and knows she can count on them to continue to help her clients get through these tough times and properly heat their homes and take care of their children.
“Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all the blankets, they are being put to good use,” Nalls said. She says she was almost in tears at the wonderful response to the need of the less fortunate.
“If we all pull together, I know we can make these cold winter months more bearable for those who really need it. Thanks for your continued support,” stated Nalls.
If anyone would like to donate hats, gloves or electric heaters, they may leave them at the HOPE Center office, located at 212 W. Second Street, Holden. Monetary donations are also accepted and staff can purchase needed items with any donations received. The HOPE office is open Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
By Dana Neubert
News Staff
Officers for the new year were elected at the regular meeting of the HOPE Coalition last Thursday morning.
Officers elected were Bob Mickey, president; Jeff Terry, first vice president; Fred Christenson, second vice president; secretary, Gerry Pierce; and treasurer, Dorothy Salsman. The board voted to keep the same slate of officers from last year.
Mickey and Executive Director John Roberts welcomed new members Ruth Richey and Lisa Baker to their first meeting since being nominated to the board. Each new board member will fill a four-year term.
In financial business, Roberts reported that HOPE recently had been audited randomly by the Missouri Division of Employment Security. “This audit covered the period of 1-1-06 through 12-31-06. Based on records examined, the auditors said there were no reporting errors in the calendar year audited,” said Roberts.
In other financial business, Roberts told board members Thursday, February 7, has been set as the tentative date for HOPE’s annual audit. He went on to say Westbrook and Company will be doing the audit.
In Community Activity Center business (CAC) the February Presidential Primary Election will be held on Tuesday, February 5, according to Roberts.
In other CAC business, CAC Director of Activities Jennifer Loos gave a report to the board on recent activities at the CAC. “There are 16 kindergarten through fourth grade teams; nine fifth and sixth grade teams and 17 seventh/eighth grade teams. Numbers are up for the second session compared to the first session,” Loos said. Games will be held on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights.
She went on to say she is researching a “Parents Night Out” to be held at the CAC. In upcoming events she told the board the Chamber of Commerce Banquet will be held January 28. She also reported on vandalism to the CAC where someone threw red paint on the front of the building. She stated most of the paint has been cleaned off.
In Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP) news, Roberts told board members, “I submitted an application for extension of our current NAP project. It is to expire June, 2008. I have requested that it be extended to June, 2009. The reasons for the extension request were: to have more time to meet our project targets in the areas of education and employment; to use the extra time to sell the remainder of our NAP tax credits; and to carry out the work in our other areas, which are Clothes Closet, Harvesters, WIC, Angel Tree, youth and senior activities, etc. I received a call saying the request would be approved, but that our budget would be reduced from $244,000 to $200,000. Our other alternative is to have our current project expire June 30 of this year.”
He went on to explain the areas they are lacking in which are education and employment opportunities, stating HOPE is much lower than the target set for those areas. After much discussion, the board agreed to the extension of the project.
In real estate business, Roberts again told the board the HOPE building is up for sale and there is a large sign on it. He said there has been some interest and the asking price is $75,000. In other real estate news, Roberts reported the renter of HOPE’s building next to the Community Service Center (CSC) has moved out due to lack of business. Once again the building is vacant, according to Roberts.
In other financial business, Roberts said, “I am currently working on two more applications for HOPE. One is the yearly application to the Johnson County United Way and the other is the Combined Federal Campaign. Typically, we’ve received approximately $6,000-$7,000 a year from the United Way. We’ve been ineligible for CFC funding because our audit has been done on a cash, rather than accrual basis. However, I’ve requested our CPA firm to do our audit on an accrual basis to meet the CFC standards. If we can have the report back from the audit firm before late March, we should be eligible.”
In memorial business, board member Scotty Walker asked about the status of a memorial for the late Rusty Hartwell. Several ideas were discussed, but no final decision was reached.
The regular meeting of the HOPE Coalition closed to reopen February 21 at 6:45 a.m. at the CSC.
By Dana Neubert
News Staff
Holden mayor Mike Wakeman and his attorney Karl Timmerman have filed an appeal of the 17th Judicial Circuit Court’s decision that refused to have the mayor’s nepotism case dismissed.
Along with the filing to the Western District Court of Appeals, Judge Jacqueline Cook of the 17th has issued a stay allowing Wakeman to remain in office until a ruling is made in the appeal.
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With a burning desire to see Missouri teachers control the direction of education and take back their profession, Holden High School English teacher Linda Schnakenberg has recently made history with the Missouri State Teachers’ Association becoming the first two-term president in more than 150 years.
She first took over leadership of the association, which serves more than 43,000 Missouri educators, in November 2005 and served her one-year term until November 2006. In March 2007 after being requested by the MSTA to fill an unexpired term as president-elect she accepted the post once again. Her most recent term as president began November 2007 and will expire November 2008.
According to School & Community Magazine, a publication of the MSTA, this is the first time there has been a president serve more than one term since William T. Lucky, the association’s first president, did in 1856 and 1857.
Schnakenberg explained that one of the reasons there are one-year terms and there have not been more repeat presidents is the time that is necessary to be out of the classroom taking care of association business.
“In my first term I believe I missed as many as 60 school days - and that’s a sizable commitment,” she stated. “The MSTA pays for the substitutes, however, and this term they have hired a permanent sub to take my class when I’m not here.”
When asked why she was willing to make these sacrifices, Schnakenberg said, “The first time I took the position, it was a way to give back. This time there was a crisis situation when for the first time a president had failed to fulfill their term. The MSTA is very important to me. They do a great deal.”
High on Schnakenberg’s agenda this term is to promote the Commit to Quality Schools campaign as it works through the state legislature.
“I want to see the legislature pass a statewide minimum salary for teachers. We must be able to keep professionals in our schools and to do that we must pay them a professional salary,” she stated.
She stated that her association wants to have a beginning minimum salary of $32,000 with an increase every three years.
“We have to have a place to start,” she continued. “This isn’t where we’d like to be, but it’s a place to start. Of course districts could pay teachers more and have raises more often.”
Schnakenberg also would like to see realistic standards be set for student achievement. She says that is an ongoing struggle with the state’s Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
In an article she wrote in the School & Community Magazine, she said “It is time to take back our own profession. We are the experts. Our opinions and suggestions should be valued and sought after, not simply paid lip service. We are in our classrooms each day teaching, working and connecting with young people. We know who our challenges are, what works for our students, when to prod, where to place emphasis and how to motivate.”
She and her husband of more than 25 years have two children, Jeremiah, 27, and Joshua, 23, who is stationed with the U.S. Army Reserve in Iraq. She says he is due to come home in three weeks.
She received both her BSE and MSE from Central Missouri State University, now University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg. She and her husband also own the Checker Tavern in Warrensburg.
By Steve Sullins
Editor
OBITUARIES
ADRIAN RUSSELL HOWARD
Adrian Russell Howard, 82, of Jordan Valley, Oregon, formerly of Holden and Chilhowee passed away Saturday, January 26, 2008 at the St. Alphonsus Medical Center in Boise, Idaho.
Adrian was born March 9, 1925 in Chilhowee, Missouri, the son of John Lemuel Howard and Minnie Myrtle Young Howard. He married Leota Imogene Sutton on January 30, 1961 in Springfield, Missouri. He farmed for many years near Chilhowee and then became a garage door installer in the Kansas City area for 20 years. Following his retirement, the couple moved to the Holden area. Imogene preceded him in death on May 1, 1997. In 2005, he moved to Jordan Valley, Oregon to be closer to family. Adrian was a member of Living Church of God in Independence.
Survivors include two daughters, Melinda Cuvelier and her husband David of Jordan Valley, Oregon and Nancy Metzner and her husband Carl of Hastings, Michigan; four grandchildren, Lauren Cuvelier of Boise, Idaho, Kayla Cuvelier of Jordan Valley, Oregon, Emalee Metzner and Katie Metzner, both of Hastings, Michigan; a sister, Marguerite Knaus of Knob Noster; a sister-in-law, Anna Jo Howard of Leeton and several nieces and nephews. Adrian was preceded in death by three brothers, Dencil, Harold and Denver Howard and a sister in infancy, Mary Lou.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, February 1, 2008 at Williams Funeral Chapel in Holden with Mr. Rand Millich of Living Church of God in Independence officiating. Visitation will also be Friday at Williams Funeral Chapel one hour prior to service.
Pallbearers will be David Cuvelier, Carl Metzner, Howard Knaus, John Howard, Kelvin Mooney and Eric Scarborough. Interment will follow in the Chilhowee Cemetery.
Online condolences may be left at www.williamsfuneralchapel.net.
JOHN RICHARD JACOBS
John Richard Jacobs, 53, of Holden, MO, formerly of Independence, MO, passed away Sunday, January 27, 2008 at the Lee’s Summit Medical Center.
John was born November 21, 1954 in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Arthur James Jacob, Jr. and Patricia May Hoban Jacobs. He graduated from William Chrisman High School. He moved from Independence to Holden in 1999 and married Norma L. Huff Rayburn on June 17, 2000 in Lincoln, Missouri. John had been a machine operator with several different companies in Kansas City throughout the years. He was employed with S.I. International at the time of his death. He was an active member of Forward Community Church. John was an avid fan of all sports and a dog and cat lover.
Survivors include his wife, Norma; mother Patricia Jacobs of Independence; a stepdaughter, Tammy J. Brandle and her husband, David of Independence; two stepsons, Larry G. Warren of Delavan, Wisconsin and Terry L. Warren of Warrensburg; two sisters, Patty Haller and her husband, Kirk of Raytown and Karen Jacobs of Kansas City, Kansas; five brothers, Tim Jacobs and his wife, Lori, Drew Jacobs and his wife, Lisa, Kevin Jacobs and his wife, Teryl, Brent Jacobs and Marc Jacobs, all of Independence; four step-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and his “baby girl” Mandy, his Shih Tzu.
John was preceded in death by his father and a stepson, Eric W. Warren.
Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at the Forward Community Church in Holden with Reverend Dexter Snyder officiating. Interment followed at the Holden Cemetery.
Visitation was held Wednesday, at the church, one hour prior to services.
Arrangements were under the direction of Williams Funeral Chapel, Holden, MO.
Online condolences may be left at www.williamsfuneralchapel.net.
RUBINA REGIER
Rubina Regier, 93, Hutchinson, KS, passed away January 21, 2008 at Pleasant View Home, Innman.
She was born October 14, 1914 in Burrton, KS the daughter of Cornelius F. and Sarah Peters Friesen. Mrs. Regier was a Hutchinson resident since 1942, moving from Moundridge. She was a graduate of Buhler High School.
She was a homemaker and salesperson for Ben Franklin, Duckwalls and Skaggs. She was also a member of the First Mennonite Church and of the Women of The Moose Hutchinson Chapter #1371.
On April 10, 1937, she married Otto J. Regier in Moundridge, KS. He preceded her in death March 30, 1982.
Survivors include sons, Kenneth Regier of South Hutchinson, and Jerold “Jerry” Regier of Temecula, CA; daughter, Shirley Steinbach, Holden, MO; sisters, Esther Friesen of Hutchinson, Selma Royce of Twin Falls, Idaho, and Fern Smith of Ogden, Utah; 10 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 26, 2008 at First Mennonite Church with Pastor Debbie Schmidt officiating. Burial was in Buhler Municipal Cemetery under the direction of Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson, KS.
Friends signed the book from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday and Friday. The family received friends from 6-8 p.m. Friday at Elliott Chapel.
Memorials may be made to the First Mennonite Church or Pleasant View Home.
Personal condolences may be left online at www.elliottmortuary.com.
SYLVIA MCCASKILL MILLER TURNER
Sylvia McCaskill Miller Turner, age 92, Pleasant Hill, MO, passed away Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at the Pleasant Hill Health and Rehabilitation Center, Pleasant Hill, MO.
She was born January 4, 1916, in Granby, Missouri, the daughter of Jerry and Eva (Biddlecome) Patterson. On May 14, 1954, in Kansas City, Missouri, she married Frank Marvin Miller. He preceded her in death in June of 1985. She married Duel Turner in December, 1992, in Pleasant Hill, Missouri. He preceded her in death June 8, 2001.
Mrs. Turner had lived in Kansas City, Missouri and Holden, Missouri before moving to Pleasant Hill in 2001. She had been a machine operator for Pratt & Whitney & Westinghouse in Kansas City, Missouri. She then retired after 27 years as a data processor for the Internal Revenue Service. She was a member of the Church of Christ in Pleasant Hill, Missouri.
Survivors include one daughter-in-law, Jean McCaskill, Holden, MO; one grandson, Dennis McCaskill, Holden, MO; two great-granddaughters, Jaymie Aldrich, Kingsville, MO, and Deanna Newsome, Kingsville, MO; and one great-great-granddaughter, Lauren Marie Newsome.
She was also preceded in death by one son, Jerry McCaskill.
Graveside services and burial were held at 11 a.m. Thursday, January 24, 2008 at Hazel Green Cemetery, Boulder City, Missouri, under the direction of Ben Cast & Son - Wood Funeral Home, Holden, Missouri. The Reverend David Cox officiated.
Memorial contributions are suggested to Memorial Grace Hospice. |