 The Holden Chamber of Commerce held their monthly meeting at Tiger Jack’s on March 5 where St. Patrick’s Day parade plans were finalized.
Participants can register by calling Pat Zvacek at 732-5552, and volunteer help is still needed for various duties. The parade starts at 4 p.m., with line-up at Tilden’s Quick Lube at 3:30 p.m.. The corned beef and cabbage dinner will be held at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church following the parade. Advance tickets are available from participating businesses for $8. The cost will be $9.00 at the door.
The June 6 opening of the Holden Farmers’ Market will be the site of a preliminary contest for the Colgate Country Showdown presented by KDKD Radio AM and FM.
Diana Silvers, an account executive for the station, briefed the chamber members on the competition which benefits the Children’s Miracle Network and is sponsored nationally by the Colgate Palmolive Company.
Advance information reveals the Colgate Country Showdown is the largest country music talent search in the world and KDKD AM and FM will again this year be offering contestants this opportunity to win fame and fortune. The national grand prize is $100,000.
It all starts at the local level with preliminary contest eliminations where one performer makes the cut from each location to move on to the main stage at Olde Glory Days on Thursday July 2 in Clinton. Two local winners will emerge and represent KDKD at the state competition. Missouri State finals will be held in September 2009, exact date and location to be announced.
The chamber agreed to sponsor the preliminary contest for a fee of $750 and it will be in conjunction with the opening of the Farmers’ Market. The event has an entry fee of $15 for contestants. Chamber members will receive commercial exposure for participation. Silvers can be contacted at 660-885-6141 or diana@kdkd.net.
In another matter, Diane Klossen presented a letter from Gene Martin on behalf of the Junior National Young Leaders Conference to be held in Washington, D.C. Sixteen students from Holden Middle School have been invited to participate, but unfortunately, due to the present financial times, these students will be unable to attend. According to Martin’s letter, to compensate for missing the trip, the students have been invited by Senator David Pearce, Representative Denny Hoskins, and Representative Mike McGhee to the state capitol for a guided tour. They will be introduced at the state legislative session, witness a bill being debated and attend an awards banquet.
Martin requested donations from businesses to support the mentoring with checks payable to the Holden R-III Foundation. He can be contacted at 816-699-5267. Deadline for donations is April 7.
In other areas, Dennis Mason reported that the Holden welcome signs on Route 58 may have to be moved because of state regulations. Signs on 131 are not affected. No action is immediately anticipated until further investigation into the specific regulations is conducted.
Fall Fiesta is scheduled for August 27 through August 29. Anyone interested in participating in planning meetings may contact Zvacek at 732-5552.
Bill Dryer reported the Whiteman golf tournament is scheduled for April 18 and requested the chamber sponsor a portion for a $100 donation.
Jo Ann Alpert advised that another Civil War reenactment will be held September 19 and 20 and because the Holden community gave the reenactors such a warm reception during the Sesquicentennial reenactment, the response of participants will be even larger for the upcoming event. Albert said remarks praising the food provided by Tiger Jack’s indicate more reenactors will take part. Alpert anticipates a need for hay, straw, and firewood for the event.
The Holden Area Chamber of Commerce has signed an agreement with KDKD Radio to be a preliminary contest sponsor for the 2009 Colgate Country Showdown. The event will be held on June 6, 2009 in conjunction with the opening day of the Holden Farmers’ Market at the Holden City Park.
The Colgate Country Showdown is the largest country music talent search in the world. For 27 years, the Colgate Country Showdown has given aspiring country music artists a chance to launch their professional careers and this year, they will have their chance to perform in Holden.
One performer will advance to perform at the KDKD finals during Ole Glory Days in Clinton on July 2, 2009. The final five finalists are vying for the $100,000 grand prize.
The Showdown’s list of former local, state and regional winners are Brad Paisley, Garth Brooks, Tim McGraw, Martina McBride, Billy Ray Cyrus, Sara Evans and Miranda Lambert.
The chamber's sponsorship package will include 60 30-second commercials to promote Chamber of Commerce members. Chamber members will also be included in KDKD promotional announcements and on their Showdown Webpage.
According to Jo Ann Alpert, chamber president, “This is a great opportunity for the Chamber of Commerce to promote its members, the Farmers’ Market and the community.”
HOPE Coalition has sold its Community Service Center (CSC) building and will be relocating services to the Community Activity Center (CAC)), at 100 S. Market Street in Holden.
HOPE executive director Danny Crews wants to assure the community that all services and programs now offered at the CSC will be relocated to the CAC and that HOPE is still a viable organization. “All of our programs, except the Clothes Closet will be moved to the CAC,” said Crews. “The Clothes Closet’s future hasn’t been determined yet; the board will meet this week to make a decision on it.”
Programs offered by HOPE include WIC, Harvesters, GED classes, food vouchers and emergency assistance for utilities and prescriptions. These will remain unchanged and the schedules will also remain the same. Harvesters has a food drop the first Thursday of the month from 1-3 p.m., and the third Monday from 1-3 p.m. until early summer, according to Crews. WIC will also observe the same schedule it has now, which is the first and third Wednesday of the month; GED classes will continue as they have been, with times being the same even after the move to the CAC. Crews said he hopes to have everything but the Clothes Closet moved by the end of this month. The sale of the CSC building closes today (March 12).
There will be a slightly different procedure for Harvesters, according to Crews. “Patrons will travel east down the alley behind the CSC and sign in at the lobby of the CAC. We ask that everyone please be patient with us during this transition, as we will be working to find the best way to continue these programs. We all need to be patient and respectful as we will be sharing the CAC with other activities already located there.”
WIC will begin in the new location on March 18, which will be the concession area of the CAC.
Crews said he hopes to have the HOPE business office and the GED classes moved by the end of the month and that they have until possibly mid-May to make a decision about the Clothes Closet.
HOPE will still have the same phone number, which is 816-732-4357 and its business hours will remain the same, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
According to Crews, the HOPE board of directors will make a decision on the Clothes Closet soon. “The Clothes Closet isn’t going away; we may look into other locations for it,” stated Crews. “Its regular hours are Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and the first Saturday of the month.
HOPE will also remain a contact point for Holden Area Ministerial Association (HAMA).
“We want to reassure our patrons and those who need us that we haven’t gone away,” said Crews. “We encourage everyone who needs our services to visit us in our new location at the CAC and we look forward to continuing to serve the community.”
A long-time community business is preparing to reopen its doors this month.
Strate’s Drive Inn, owned and operated by Dale and Linda Strate will reopen mid-March, if all goes according to plan.
The Strates retired from the business last year, leasing the property to the late Robert Parks.
Strate’s Drive Inn has been a fixture in the Holden community for many years, and Dale and Linda took over the business from his parents on May 15, 1972.
They are refurbishing the building and giving it a “make-over”, according to Linda. “We still have a lot of work left to do, but hope to have things together to open March 16 or 17.”
Their business hours will be Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sundays from 2-9 p.m.
Linda said customers will see a lot of familiar faces working in the restaurant as many former employees are coming back to help them make the business a success.
“We’ve been told by a lot of people that they will come back and patronize our business if we reopened, so we are giving it a try,” said Linda.
She says things will be run the same way they have been in the past when Strates operated the business and the phone number is still 732-5565.
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For the second consecutive year, the Holden Lady Eagles defeated Sherwood in the finals of the Class 3, District 14 Tournament and advance to the state playoffs.
Friday night, the Lady Eagles slipped past the Lady Marksmen, 54-49, in a contest that went right down to the wire due in great part to the three-point heroics of Sherwood’s Brooke Gwynne. She drained five three-pointers in the game and went eight for eight from the free throw line.
The Lady Eagles had a great night from behind the arc as well, ripping the nets for seven trifectas with Valerie Lambert leading the way with four. Kelsey Carver hit two and Stacey Calhoun added one.
As the game unfolded, it looked like Holden was going to repeat their previous 16-point early-season victory over Sherwood jumping out to a 15-6 advantage after one quarter. But, the Lady Marksmen roared back in the second period to outscore Holden 14-6 and go into the locker room only down by one.
After the break, the Lady Eagles found their touch and lighted up the scoreboard with five consecutive three-pointers. They finished the quarter with another three and a two to pull ahead by nine going into the final period. Sherwood tightened the game again and Holden had several chances to put the game out of reach down the stretch.
Unfortunately for Eagle fans, Holden girls missed three front ends of one-and-ones to open the door for the Lady Marksmen. Gwynne took full advantage hitting another three to pull to within two with less than a minute to play. On the ensuing possession, Lambert grabbed a loose ball and raced to the other end with an easy lay-up to finally put the game on ice.
The Lady Eagles displayed a balanced scoring attack, but with five players cracking the scoring column. “This is the first time since the finals of the Clinton Tournament that only five girls have scored,” explained head Lady Eagle coach Travis Fleming. “They put a zone on us and we did a goog job of shooting especially in the third quarter.”
Leading the way offensively for the Lady Eagles was Carver who scored 15 points and grabbed three rebounds. She also had two assists and two steals. With 14 points and playing an all-around outstanding game was Lambert who added seven rebounds, six assists and six steals to her totals.
Also in double figures was Calla Burden who scored 10 points and collected two steals and two blocks. Calhoun tallied nine points, three rebounds and two steals and Lauren Geisler added six points. Coming off the bench, sophomore Kelsey Holmes grabbed two rebounds.
The Lady Eagles’ season continues tonight (Wednesday, March 11) in a sectional match-up with defending Class 3 state champion Skyline at 7:45 a.m. at State Fair Community College in Sedalia.
The Lady Tigers ended Holden’s season last year in the sectional round, but Coach Fleming hopes to see a different result this season.
“Skyline returns a good core group of starters off of last year’s championship team, but we’re older and a lot more seasoned than last year,” he stated. “We’ve been tested this season and I feel we’re a lot tougher. We just can’t let them get out to a big like last year. We have to hit some early buckets and play fundamentally sound basketball.”
Skyline comes into the match-up with a 24-4 record, while Holden sports a 21-4 mark. Of those four losses, one came to a Class 5 team and two to Class 4 teams in overtime.
If the Lady Eagles are victorious over Skyline, they will take on the winner of the Lawson vs. Maryville sectional. That game would be played Saturday at 2:45 p.m. at the multipurpose building at the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg.
Lady Eagles 57
LSCC 17
Holden reached the finals with a 57-17 dismantling of Lee’s Summit Community Christian in the semifinal game. It was almost over before it started as Holden jumped out to a 20-6 first quarter margin and led by 25 at the intermission. At the end of the third quarter it was 55-13 and the final period was played with a running clock.
Ten girls scored including junior Kelsey Whitehead who led the way with 10 points, six rebounds and three steals. Also scoring were Calhoun, eight and four steals; Burden, eight; Holmes, seven; Lambert, six, with four assists and five steals; Lauren Adams, six, with five rebounds and three steals; Geisler, five; Carver, three; Katie Passler, two; and Kaylee Kephart, two.
Lady Eagles 74
Van Horn 10
Everybody scored in the opening round of the district as Holden got off to a good start in the tourney. It was no contest against Van Horn as once again the fourth quarter sported a turbo clock.
Statistics in the blowout for the Lady Eagles included:
Carver, 14 points and three steals; Adams, 13 points; Calhoun, nine points; Burden, eight points; Jenna Brockhaus and Passler, six points apiece; Whitehead, six points, six rebounds and three steals; Geisler, four points, four rebounds and three steals; Holmes, two points, five rebounds and four steals; Lambert, two points, nine assists and five steals; and Crystal Tanksley and Kephart, two points apiece.
Becoming the first team in Kingsville High School history to win not only a conference championship, but a district title as well, the Tigers defeated Bosworth, 52-48, Friday night and claimed the Class 1, District 9 crown at Norborne High School.
The victory raised Kingsville’s season record to 19-8 and propelled them into a sectional match-up with Glascow, which was played Tuesday night (after the Holden Image deadline) at State Fair Community College.
In the district title-winning effort over Bosworth, the Tigers had to struggle throughout the game. According to head coach Mike Bodenhamer, “It was definitely a team effort which gave us this victory. They came out hot from the three-point line and it wasn’t until Robert O’Hare hit a free throw with 20 seconds left to give us a four-point cushion that we could breathe easier.”
The Tigers were behind by five at the end of the first quarter but took a one-point lead at the intermission. In the second half, they outscored the Bulldogs by three to salt away the historic victory.
Leading the way in the scoring column was Levi McKiddy who scored 15, while Dane Ross was also in double figures with 11. Others statistics included: Ryan Bishop, eight points; Andrew Leehy, 10 rebounds and Ross Shull, seven assists.
Tigers 55 Malta Bend 30
After receiving a first-round bye, the one-seeded Tigers pounded the Tigers of Malta Bend by 25 in a semifinal contest.
Once again described by Coach Bodenhamer as a team victory, Leehy led in scoring with 20. Ross added 10 and Bishop tallied eight.
Speaking on the season to this point, Coach Bodenhamer said that he knew his young team could be pretty good. “What has made us this good is they way we play unselfishly as a team. This team has great chemistry and I’m very proud of them.”
OBITUARIES
LEONARD BARTON “JUNIOR” MOORE
Leonard Barton “Junior” Moore, age 70, Holden, Missouri, passed away Friday, March 6, 2009, at Holden Manor Care Center.
He was born June 27, 1938 in Golden City, Missouri, the son of Leonard Newton and Eula Marie (White) Moore. On June 27, 1959 he married Alfa Gunnerson at Tarsney Lakes, Missouri.
Mr. Moore lived in the Independence and Oak Grove communities before moving to Holden in 1974. He was a welder for General Body Company in Kansas City for 44 years.
He leaves his wife, Alfa Moore, of the home; four sons, Bart Moore, Holden, MO, Roudy Moore, Centerview, MO, Rodney Moore, Centerview, MO, and Skipper Moore, Holden, MO; two daughters, Meshelle Brown, Kingsville, MO, and Judi Braton, Polo, MO; one brother, Scotty Moore, Golden City, MO; six sisters, Esther Perry, Independence, MO, Shirley Shriver, Bates City, MO, Kathleen Pyrcor, Bates City, MO, Carol Powers, Bates City, MO, Dorothy Drummond, Lone Jack, MO, and Nancy Bushey, Napoleon, MO; 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Graveside services were held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 10, 2009, at Medford Cemetery, Holden, MO, with Pastor Pat Kelley officiating. Arrangements were under the direction of Ben Cast & Son - Wood Funeral Home, Holden, MO.
The family received friends from 7-8:30 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Pallbearers were Bart Moore, Roudy Moore, Rodney Moore, Skipper Moore, Clifford Brown and Bill Braton.
Interment was in Medford Cemetery.
EDRA M. “EDIE” TUMMONS
Edra M. “Edie” Tummons, 68, Blairstown, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, March 4, 2009, at her residence.
Edra Mae Dickenson was born April 10, 1940 near Blairstown, the daughter of Alvin B. Dickenson and Eva M. Owsley Dickenson. She lived in the Blairstown area through high school, attending Norris and Blairstown grade schools. She graduated from the Chilhowee High School in 1958. She was married to Charles Ward until 1969. A son, Ernest, was born to that marriage on June 18, 1964. Edie was united in marriage to Sam Tummons July 3, 1970. A son, Chad, was born to them April 30, 1973. She was a stay-at-home mom and homemaker most of the time after Chad’s birth. Prior to that, she had worked for Traveler’s Insurance Company and R.B. Jones Insurance Company in Kansas City, Missouri.
The couple moved to Blairstown in 1971 and had lived there all but six years since that time. In 2000, they moved the old Marksberry farm home to their property just outside of Blairstown. Edie had admired the home since she was a small girl and loved living in it. She enjoyed traveling in the motor home seeing parts of the U.S. that she hadn’t seen before. She loved going fishing. She could fish for hours whether she was catching anything or not. She also enjoyed singing gospel music with Sam. Edie was a great cook, and that will be missed by all, but the thing that will be missed most is her smile. She was a born-again Christian and devoted member of Corinth Baptist Church. She especially loved doing things with her grandchildren. They were very special to her.
She is survived by her husband, Sam; two sons, Ernest Ward and Chad Tummons and his wife, Jacqueline, all of Blairstown; a stepson, Ty Tummons of Topeka, Kansas; a stepdaughter, Shannon Tummons Crooks and her husband Chad of Eldon, Missouri, seven grandchildren, Brittany Hopper, Alexandra Tummons, McKaela Kelsy, Seth Crooks, Greta Crooks, Madison Tummons and Dakota Lubert. She is also survived by her sister and husband, Wanda and Ralph Preston of Blairstown.
Edie was preceded in death by both parents and a sister, Lois.
The family received friends from 6-8 p.m. Friday at Williams Funeral Chapel.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 7, 2009 at the Corinth Baptist Church with Reverend Dale W. Snyder officiating.
Interment followed in the Blairstown Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Phillip Tummons, Dwight Tummons, Gervis Tummons, Bob Tummons, Don Tummons, Stewart Dickenson, Chuck Dickenson and Wayne Bain.
Memorial contributions are suggested to Twin Lakes Hospice.
Online condolences may be left at www.williamsfuneralchapel.net.
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