 The Holden Garden Club announced the winners in the Christmas lighting decorating contest.
Winners were: residential - first place, Mark and Elaine Koehn, 605 S. Pine; second place, Jeff and Ann Miller, 305 W. 11th St.; third place, Donald and Miranda Calder, 1000 S. Olive; in the religious category - first place, Wanda and Marvin Brown, 507 East 10th Street; second, Reverend Rick and Terry Morris, 1004 S. Lexington; third, James Robison, 1404 S. Market.
Businesses winning in the contest were: first place, Holden Senior Center; second, Brillhart Music and Lighthouse Concepts; and third, First Central Bank.
Prizes, which are $15 for first place, $10 for second place and $5 for third place in the residential and religions categories may be picked up at the Holden Image newspaper office. There are no monetary prizes in the business categories.
Two more Holden citizens have filed for seats becoming open on the City Council in April.
Incumbent Jim Nipko has made his intentions known in Ward II, while Bill Lyon has filed for the seat opening in Ward IV.
Nipko and Lyon have joined incumbents Angela Thomas, Ward I; and Dorothy Wakeman, Ward III; making at least one candidate in each ward up for grabs.
As of press time, there had been no more filings for the two three-year Holden R-III School Board seats to come open. Presently there are four people vieing for the two positions. They are incumbents Mike Watterson and Pat Zvacek, Joe Burnor and Bobby Hoffman.
Deadline to file is January 16.
The Holden Senior Center building will close on January 12 and stay closed approximately two weeks for repairs to the kitchen floors and dining room.
In the interim of those two weeks, meals and activities will take place at the Holden United Methodist Church. For questions about the senior center or their activities during that two weeks, please call 732-4718.
Meals will still be served daily and activities will continue as scheduled. See complete menu and activity schedule in this issue for further details.
The Holden United Methodist Church will host Financial Peace University, a life changing video series by national radio talk show host and author Dave Ramsey that has a proven record of helping thousands of people across the country get their financial house in order.
Financial Peace University provides a systematic roadmap based on Biblical principles that will help one dramatically improve their financial situation.
Statistics show that concerns about finances is one of the biggest causes of stress that families face today. Financial Peace University can help change one’s whole outlook and teach people to manage their finances rather than have their financial worries manage them.
The classes will begin on Sunday, February 8ß at 5 p.m., at the new Holden United Methodist Church, located at 605 E. 10th Street (on 58 Highway on the east edge of Holden).
If one is interested in attending, please try to come to one of the informational meetings that will be held at the church on Sunday, January 18 at 5 p.m. and Tuesday, January 20 at 7 p.m. One may also call the church office for more information at 816-732-4718 or call Pastor Pat Kelley at 816-898-3449.
After watching their Eagle sisters defeat Crest Ridge at the Lotspeich Automotive Central Missouri Holiday Shootout Saturday, the Holden High School boys’ varsity basketball squad followed suit, squashing the Cougars, 54-33.
Played at the Multi-Purpose Center on the campus of the University of Central Missouri, the game saw Holden run off 13 unanswered points at the end of the first quarter and beginning of the second to take a strangle hold on the match.
The Eagles continued to increase their lead with a couple more scoring runs. They led by 14 at the end of the first half and 21 by the conclusion of the third quarter. All 13 Eagles on the shootout roster saw action, while 10 dented the statistics columns.
A sad note on the day was the loss for the season of senior guard/forward A. J. Langston who suffered a broken leg in the contest.
“We’ll miss A.J. the rest of the way,” Eagle head coach Dale Wescott said. “But we were glad to see senior Trevor Yancey on the court for the first time this season after recovering from a leg injury of his own.”
Yancey made a difference in the game as he was very active from his point guard position scoring in double figures and dishing out three assists. This was Holden’s first action since December 11 when they defeated Renaissance Academy.
“We’ve been a little tired of playing ourselves,” Coach Wescott stated. “We haven’t had a game in quite a while and it was nice to get the younger kids in this one.”
Although the score indicated a blowout, the coach wasn’t totally pleased with all aspects of the game. “We turned the ball over way too many times,” he said. “Also, we need to work on our half court game more. We run really smooth when we are in transition. A lot of the half court problems can be explained by having so many players shuttling in and out.”
The coach praised his senior forward/center Deron Binkley for another good game on the glass. “Deron was in double figures in rebounds once again. I also felt that Crosby Coleman had a nice game.”
Other statistics included: Coleman, 14 points and seven rebounds; Yancey, 13 points, three rebounds and three assists; Binkley, six points and 10 rebounds; Zak Anstine, six points, three rebounds and two steals; Bryce Evans, five points, three rebounds, three assists and two steals; Kyle Elkins, four points; Jimmy Bryant, two points; Danny Tanksley, two points; Jacob Borgen, two points; and David Lerda, three assists.
Also seeing action in the game were Langston and Josh O’Hora.
After a game at Archie on Tuesday, the Eagles will compete in the Pleasant Hill Invitational Basketball Tournament beginning Monday, January 12.
Winning Coach Wescott’s players of the week honors were Crosby Coleman, offense; Deron Binkley, defense; and Trevor Yancey, hustle.
The Holden High School Lady Eagles’ varsity basketball team used a balanced scoring attack to defeat Crest Ridge, 42-30, in the Lotspeich Automotive Central Missouri Holiday Shootout held Saturday at the Multipurpose Center on the campus of the University of Central Missouri.
The girls streaked to a 40-20 lead after quarters then coasted to the 12-point victory. Six Lady Eagles scored between four and nine points in their first game after a more than three-week layoff for the holidays.
Holden used two runs of 6-0 and one of 8-0 to grab an insurmountable lead by halftime, 30-13.
“I was pleased with the effort and intensity we started the game with,” praised head Lady Eagle coach Travis Fleming. “We executed well early on both ends of the floor and transitioned well for some easy baskets. We limited Crest Ridge to just three baskets in the first half, but we committed too many fouls on shooting attempts and allowed them to stay in the game at the free throw line.”
The coach wasn’t as pleased with the girls’ end-of-game performance however, “It was nice to have a twenty-point cushion heading into the fourth quarter, but we lost focus. We went one for nine from the floor and zero for four from the foul line. The shots we took were the same as in the first half, but we just failed to finish. It was not the way we wanted to finish bust overall we played hard and we don’t have any problems we can’t fix.”
Coach Fleming had good words for Lauren Geisler who started the game quickly scoring two buckets but had to sit most of the half due to foul trouble. He also said that sophomore reserve Kelsey Holmes came in and played strong, taking her shots out of the offense and getting a lot of deflections in the Eagles’ press. “The lift that Kelsley Holmes and Kelsey Whitehead provided off the bench made the difference in the first half,” Coach Fleming added.
Statistics in the win which gave the Lady Eagles a 4-1 record for the young season include: Kelsey Carver, nine points, four rebounds and two steals; Holmes, eight points, one rebound and one steal; Stacey Calhoun, six points, six rebounds and three steals; Whitehead, six points, four rebounds and three steals; Calla Burden, five points, five rebounds and one steal; Valerie Lambert, four points, one rebound and eight steals; Geisler, four points, four rebounds and one steal; Lauren Adams, two rebounds and one steal; Jenna Brockhaus, one steal; and Katie Passler, two steals.
After a home non-conference matchup with Sherwood Tuesday, the Lady Eagles will participate in the Pleasant Hill Invitational Basketball Tournament beginning Monday.
For his players of the week, Coach Fleming selected Kelsey Holmes, offense; Valerie Lambert, defense and Stacey Calhoun, hustle.
According to Holden High School wrestling coach John Jones, his grapplers competed in the toughest tournament that Holden has ever attended besides the state tournament. He was speaking of the Harrisonville Christmas Tournament held December 19.
“The tourney which is comprised of the best Class 1 and Class 2 schools in Missouri also has schools from other states that are ranked in the top five of their state.” Teams from Oklahoma and Kansas were in attendance. Winning the meet was Deer Creek, OK.
“This was our first time to compete in a non-district two-day tournament and Harrisonville’s Christmas tournament is considered one of the tough Class 2 Tournaments around,” the coach commented.
The Eagles finished in 16th place, topping area programs such as Clinton and Grain Valley.
“After one day, we were in the middle of the pack, but the toll of wrestling two days began to wear on us,” Coach Jones continued. “We began losing to opponents that we shouldn’t have. But, for us to finish where we did considering the level of competition that we faced is a testament to our wrestlers stepping up their game. One of our team goals is to have a state place-winner and for us to do that we have to be able to battle in highly competitive situations such as this. This only helps our athletes prepare for down the road.”
The highest individual placement in the tournament was senior Zach Lavely who won fifth place in the 171-pound division . Other placers included: Billy Fannin, sixth, 135 pounds; Kevin Kephart, eighth, 285 pounds; Stephen Parker, seventh, 130 pounds; Zach Turner, 10th, 140 pounds; Cody Jennings, 11th, 152 pounds; David Carter, 12th, 160 pounds; James Gray, 13th, 189 pounds; and Doug Carter, 14th, 125 pounds.
Coach Jones awarded senior Zach Lavely the wrestler of the week honor.
Junior Varsity Wrestling
Eagle JV grapplers also competed in a tournament at Harrisonville, December 13.
Winning first place in their classes included Jake Giffin and Cody Jennings, who went 4-0 and 4-1 respectively for the tourney.
Other finishers were: Doug Carter, second, 3-1; Trever Glynn, third, 3-2; and David Carter, third, 3-2. Also competing with their tourney records were Spencer O’Neil, 1-3; Tim Howton, 2-3; and Billy McBride, 2-3.
“We had some wrestlers who have never participated in the sport before,” Coach Jones added. “It was great to see everybody get at least one win at the tournament.”
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OBITUARIES
WILLIAM JOHN CAMPBELL
William John Campbell, age 83, Independence, Missouri, passed away Friday, January 2, 2009, at home.
He was born April 14, 1925 in Independence the son of Walter E. and Winifred E. (Green) Campbell. He was reared and educated in Independence and married Zenna M. Kaercher on December 15, 1941. Bill graduated from William Chrisman High School in Independence.
Mr. Campbell was a supervisor of manufacturing at Allied Signal/Honeywell in Kansas City for many years. He was a Navy veteran of WWII and an elder and member of Buckner Restoration Branch of Jesus Christ’s Church in Independence. He lived in Holden and Lone Jack several years and had served as pastor of Holden RLDS Church.
For many years Bill delighted metropolitan and western Johnson County, Missouri children as Santa as he would call on them at their homes, businesses, hospitals and churches perennially. Always joyful and positive, Bill will be grieved widely.
He leaves his wife Zenna M. “Sue” Campbell of the home; two sons, John Campbell, Independence, MO, and Chuck Campbell, Holden, MO; one daughter, Kelley Mattox, Independence, MO; one brother, Charles K. Campbell, Marceline, MO; and several grandchildren; great-grandchildren; and great-great-grandchildren.
Cremation under the direction of Ben Cast & Son - Wood Funeral Home, Holden, MO.
Memorial services will be held Saturday, January 10, 2009 at the Buckner Restoration Branch Church, Independence, with Pastor Bob Gilbert officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to Kansas City Hospice or Campbell-Maddox Family Foundation for Needy Children. These can be left at Cast Funeral Home.
MARY K. IRWIN
Mary K. Irwin, 74, Holden, MO, passed away Monday, December 29, 2008 at the Cass Regional Medical Center in Harrisonville, Missouri.
Mary Katherine Irwin was born April 3, 1934 in Lamar, Missouri, the daughter of Richard H. Rice and Georgia M. Moore Rice. She was united in marriage to Donald Lee Irwin on September 22, 1951 in Huntsville, Arkansas. The couple moved from a farm near Bates City to Holden 15 years ago. Later in life, she attended the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, earning a bachelor degree is sociology and an associate degree in psychology. Mary’s hobbies included fishing, playing bingo, quilting, ceramics and collecting stamps and coins. She especially enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren.
Survivors include a son, Jason Irwin and his wife, Carol of Garden City; two daughters, Kathy Franks of Harrisonville and Jessica Taylor and her husband Mike, of Holden; two brothers, Billy Rice and his wife Norma of Oak Grove and Larry Rice and his wife Pearl of Eldorado Springs; 15 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
Mary was preceded in death by her husband Don on August 11, 2003; both parents; and an infant daughter, Georgia Lee Irwin.
Memorial services were held at 2 p.m. Friday, January 2, 2009 at Williams Funeral Chapel in Holden with Pastor Michael Wakeman of New Life Fellowship officiating.
The family received friends Friday at the funeral home, one hour prior to service.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the Mary K. Irwin Memorial Fund in care of the funeral home.
Online condolences may be left at www.williamsfuneralchapel.net.
BARBARA ANN NORRIS
Barbara Ann Norris, age 73, Holden, Missouri, passed away Thursday, January 1, 2009, at home.
She was born October 19, 1935 in Raymond, Kansas the daughter of Carthal and Verna (Schrapel) Allison. She married Ralph Isaac Norris on March 17, 1961 in Kansas City, Missouri. He preceded her in death on December 13, 1992.
Mrs. Norris was a homemaker and had lived in Holden since 1988, when the family moved from Archie, Missouri. She was a Lutheran.
She leaves five sons, Larry Norris, Holden, MO, Ralph Norris, Rockville, MO, Tony Norris, Kansas City, MO, Ronnie Norris, Oklahoma City, OK, and Terry Norris, Bonner Springs, KS; three daughters, Renae Ballard, Holden, MO, Carol Ann Shirley, Rosey, AR, and Bonnie Norris, Nevada, MO; her mother, Verna Allison, Overland Park, KS; one sister, Cheryl Cripps, San Diego, CA; 20 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by five children, Gary Lynn Norris, Ricky Dale Norris, Cynthia Estes, Jerry Norris, and James Norris; two sisters, Joan Lebo and Carol Dalton; and three brothers, Gene, Bob and Roger Allison.
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Monday, January 5, 2009, at Ben Cast & Son - Wood Funeral Home, Holden, MO with Pastor Mike Wakeman officiating.
The family received friends from 7-8:30 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Pallbearers were Pat Erb, Mike Maguffee, Shawn Hill, Jeff McIntyre, Ervin Bauer and Danny Hardin.
Honorary pallbearers were Justin Ballard, Jason Ballard, Dakota Norris, Colton Norris, Bryan Norris and T.J. Norris.
Interment was in Holden Cemetery, Holden, MO.
Memorial contributions are suggested to Twin Lakes Hospice.
GENEVA LUCILLE SMITH
Geneva Lucille Smith, age 96, Holden, Missouri, passed away Saturday, January 3, 2009, at Holden Manor Care Center.
She was born April 16, 1912 near Pittsville, Missouri the daughter of Robert Henry and Minnie (Woods) Rowland. She lived in the Holden area all of her life. On January 5, 1932 she married Price Ernest Smith in Kansas City, Missouri. He preceded her in death January 3, 1998. Mrs. Smith was a homemaker and a member of Elm Spring Baptist Church.
She leaves three sons, Robert Smith, Moberly, MO, Larry Smith, Lee’s Summit, MO, and Ernie Smith, Holden, MO; 10 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter.
She was also preceded in death by four sisters, Annie Turnbow, Jessie McKay, Nina Surber and Pearl Duncan; three brothers, Evert, Robert and Bart Rowland; and by one great-grandson, Gregory Smith.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, January 7, 2009, at Elm Spring Baptist Church, Kingsville, MO with the Reverend Dennis Chesnut and the Reverend Robin Dale officiating.
Musicians were Marlene Price, organist; Marsha Warner, soloist, and they performed “Beulah Land” and “When the Roll is Called Up Yonder.”
Pallbearers were Justin Smith, Kevin Smith, Mark Smith, Jeffrey Smith, John Bradshaw and Neil Smith.
Honorary pallbearers were Todd Smith, Cecil Rowland, Lowell Smith, Lynn Price, Duane Early and Dennis Early.
Interment was in Elm Spring Cemetery.
Visitation was from 1-2 p.m. Wednesday, at the church.
Arrangements were under the direction of Ben Cast & Son - Wood Funeral Home, Holden, MO.
ORA MAE WHEELER
Ora Mae Wheeler, age 78, Pleasant Hill, MO, passed away Tuesday, December 30, 2008, at Pleasant Hill Health and Rehabilitation Center.
She was born September 30, 1930 in Corning, Missouri, the daughter of Orville and Hatie (Walker) Flanagan. She married Iris Linn Wheeler on July 26, 1952 in Harrison, Arkansas. He preceded her in death December 5, 1983. Mrs. Wheeler had lived in Kansas City, Holden, Lincoln, and Garden City before moving to Pleasant Hill one and one-half years ago. She worked for Western Electric Corporation in Lee’s Summit from 1960 until 1970. She was a member of Holden First Baptist Church and Holden VFW Auxiliary Post 5844.
Surviving her passing are two sons, Ron Wheeler and wife Janet, Holden, MO, and Mike Wheeler and wife Debbie, Garden City, MO; one daughter, Cindy Lysinger and husband Tom, Holden, MO; one sister, Margaret Ross, Lincoln, MO; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and a special friend, Jim Daniels, Pleasant Hill, MO.
She was also preceded in death by a grandson, Thomas Ray Lysinger; and a sister, Frances Estell Gillespie.
Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Saturday, January 3, 2009, at Ben Cast & Son - Wood Funeral Home, Holden, MO with Pastor Larry Dean Wheeler officiating.
Musicians were Ron and Janice Jenkins.
Pallbearers were Steve Wheeler, Jimmy Lysinger, Joey Lysinger, Matthew Miller, Tony Biagi, Kenneth Wheeler, Lucas Wheeler and Jeremiah Wheeler.
Honorary pallbearers were Terry Guinn, Ted Guinn, Ron Burnfin, Doug Warren, Nevin Carlyle, Daryl Scrutchfield and Jim Bryant.
Interment was in Shady Grove Cemetery, Rackett, MO.
The family received friends from 7-8:30 p.m. Friday.
Memorial contributions are suggested to Shady Grove Cemetery.
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