Brookfield Senior Center Menu
There is a $3 suggested contribution for meals for those 60 years and over and $6.75 cost for meals for those 59 years and under. Meals are delivered Monday thru Friday, from 10:30 a.m., – 12 p.m., except on holidays.
September 2022
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Ask Amy: Woman Named Karen Isn’t A ‘Karen’
Dear Amy: My sister was christened 'Karen.' She works in a public service job that requires wearing a name tag. Since the 'Karen' meme became a thing, the abuse she has to take from customers about it is pretty bad, especially from teenagers, twenty-something's and men, who snicker at her name and make jokes about it - even to her face.
Lady Tigers’ Huber Hammers South Shelby Tuesday
MARCELINE — Flexing their offensive muscle a second-straight time while also playing strong technical defense and getting outstanding pitching, the Marceline High School softball Lady Tigers steamrolled visiting South Shelby 15-0 in four innings last Tuesday (Sept. 6).
Labor Day Tradition: Great Pershing Balloon Derby
For the 46th year the annual Great Pershing Ballon Derby was held Sept. 3-5, over Labor Day weekend. The three-day event featured a balloon glow on Main Street in Brookfield, a 12 p.m., parade and vendors in Twin Parks on Saturday and balloon glows Saturday and Sunday nights at Peacher Launch Site just outside of Laclede. Balloons were only able to fly on Saturday morning, and several balloons were able to take flight Sunday evening due to weather throughout the weekend. Despite uncooperative weather there was still good attendance for the balloon glows Saturday and Sunday night. Results for the 46th Great Pershing Balloon Derby (2022) include: 1st – Jason Jones, Overland Park, Kan.; 2nd - Brad Craig, Carlisle, Iowa; 3rd – Maddie Jones, Overland Park, Kan. John Petrehn Memorial Cup winner was Jason Jones of Overland Park, Kan. Basil Downey Memorial Launch Site Nite Lite: 1st – Kelli Keller, Box Elder, South Dakota and 2nd – Ryan Duff, Hallsville, Mo.
James Allen “JIM” Watson
James Allen Watson, age 68, of Clarence, MO, was born August 23, 1954 at Samaritan Hospital in Macon, Missouri. Jim died Tuesday, August 30, 2022, at the University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia, MO, the son of Allen Christman and Ferne Louise (Reynolds) Watson. He was a member of the Clarence United Methodist Church, the Clarence Historical Club, and was mayor of Clarence for 8 years and 8 months. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents Granville and Mary Watson and maternal Oliver Perry and Bessie Fern Reynolds; by his parents Allen and Ferne Watson, his sister Joan Delea Andrews; his brother Robert Watson, his paternal Aunt Betty And Uncle Nelson Thompson and 12 maternal aunts and uncles and first cousins. Jim is survived by his two children, Alexander Watson (Clara) of Marceline, MO and Angela Watson Robertson (Scott) of Kansas City, MO; four grandchildren, Brynn Watson Robertson of Kansas City, MO; and Mason, Carson, and Garrett Skinner of Marceline, MO; sister, Betty Sue Watson of Arnold, MO, niece Casey Marie Banks (Kris) and great niece Leila Rosemarie Banks of Newberg, Oregon, many dear cousins, colleagues and friends. Special thanks to his many loved ones, Jo Ann McMahon, Bill and Rose Thompson, Brian Thompson, Carla Koontz, Dana Perry, Tresia Griffith, Lee Schoonover, Laura Poole and the many neighborhood children who were regular visitors on his front porch. Jim attended Clarence Elementary and Jr High school, and graduated from South Shelby high school in 1972. He was a member of the 1970 South Shelby High School State Championship football team, participated in choir, theater, speech and debate and student government. He graduated from Northeast Missouri State University (now Truman State University) in 1976 with a B.S.E. in Social Studies and was a member of the Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity. Jim became an educator and taught and coached at several Missouri schools; Linn County R-1 (Browning), Paris, and ended his teaching career after 2
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