Meet the author and get the new local history book, “heatres of Chillicothe, Tingles, Keen Zip, Brisk Sparkles and Romance! Author Kirsten Mouton will be at Boji Stone at 612 Washington Street on Thursday, December 8 from 5-7 p.m. Her new book covers the earliest known opera houses, nickelodeons, and moves into the era of big theatres like the Ritz and Ben Bolt.
Ongoing • Linn County Historical Society Tillman House Museum open to the public. Saturdays.
The COVID-19 pandemic made for some “hard candy Christmases.” Still sweet, Christmas in confinement was nevertheless hard and disappointing. Christmas 2022 will likely be one of adjustment as families try to restore traditions after several years of disrupted celebrations, says Jeremiah Terrell, University of Missouri Extension human development specialist.
On Monday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced its intent to extend the REAL ID full enforcement date by 24 months, from May 3, 2023 to May 7, 2025. Under the new regulations published to execute this change, states will now have additional time to ensure their residents have driver’s licenses and identification cards that meet the security standards established by the REAL ID Act.
The recent chilly weather and early hard freeze has been a reminder that winter will soon be upon us. Now is the time to prepare for winter before the snow is 2 feet deep and the temperature is –10 degrees! Everywhere you turn there are predictions that fuel used for heating homes will be much more expensive this year than last. Increases as much as 200% are forecast. This can have a significant effect on the household budget. One way to help reduce these costs is to winterize your home.
As legislative pre-filing opened on Dec. 1, Senator Elaine Gannon again filed legislation to extend postpartum coverage to new moms on Medicaid for one year. Despite broad support in the legislature, a similar proposal sponsored by Gannon hit roadblocks in the final weeks of the 2022 legislative session.
The schedule for the 18th annual NCMC Foundation Sponsored High School Holiday Hoops is set and games tip-off on December 17th. The 10-day event will have 48 basketball games all played in the Ketcham Community Center on the NCMC campus highlighting the very best high school basketball north Missouri has to offer. Again, this year fans will be able to purchase an individual event pass for $40 a value of $60, which includes a program book and event t-shirt (sizes limited). Passes can be purchased at the NCMC Foundation & Alumni Association Office located in the Frey Administration Building until December 20th. Daily admission for adults is $5, students and senior citizens over the age of 65 are $3. The complete schedule for the 10 day event can be found at www.ncmissouri. edu/foundation/holiday-hoops/.
Kasey Waterman and John Mossbarger were married November 19; they will make their home in Chillicothe area. A Happy Birthday is wished for Logan Stanton, Tom Parks, Janeta Smith, Kallie High, Wiley Meneely, Dorothy Greene, Alson Leinbach on December 12, Isaac Schmitz, Mike Sargent, Lillian Neill, Dusty Parks on December 13, Ada Lynn O'Dell on December 14, Taylor Ruoss, Ted Surber on December 16, Holly Hunt, Kip Shields, Emily Parks, Angela Quick Albertson on December 17, Brennan High, Ron Holcer, Dillan Hull, Rylee Meneely, Jim Kimbrough on December 18.
On November 25, 2022, Unit 57 Green Hills American Legion President Wilma Jobson and Post 57 Green Hills American Legion Vice-Commander Bobby Jobson delivered lap blankets, wheel-chair bags, walker bags, catheter bags and adult clothing protectors to five different local nursing homes, possibly be delivering to Cameron Veterans Home and Columbia V A Hospital. Six members of GHALA got together different times thru the year at the Post Hall and made 120 lap blankets and 50 adult clothing protectors. One member sewed at home and made 100 each of the wheel-chair bags, walker bags and catheter bags. The group of members will be getting together first of the 2023 year and start all over again, they so enjoy doing this for our veterans.
On Nov. 9, Marceline High School (MHS) FBLA members memorialized American Enterprise Day. American Enterprise Day, observed November 15 nationally, celebrates the right to own a business without interference from the government. Free enterprise defends our dignity, expands the potential of us as humans, and helps create a safe and free country. They started their day with a speech from Kaye Mallins, the director of Marceline Downtown as well as the Marceline Hometown Museum. Students were educated on the importance of giving back to the community and local career opportunities. The FBLA club was then given business tours of the Moore Company, 911 Linn County Dispatch, the Walsworth South Plant, and Allstate Consultants. Following lunch catered by Prengers, the students did a trivia hunt in Ripley Park as well as a business creation activity where they had to create a new downtown business district. They were then able to present their business concept to judges Zach Bruner, Marceline R-V Superintendent, Richard Hoon, Marceline City Manager, Cindi Rodgers, Agent at All State Insurance and Kay Mallins.