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Carry Concealed Weapons class held

Saturday, several people from the area attended a concealed weapons class. Those attending including instructors are  (left to right) Norman Burns, Janice Still, Doug Herrick, FLES Instructor John Oaks and Mary Hughson, (back row) Stephen Berry, Scott Burns, FLES Instructor Larry Griffey and Donald Simpson all successfully completed the Carry Concealed Weapons course provided by Federal Law Enforcement Services.  The Lions Club provided the facility for classroom instruction and Larry Clevenger provided the area for the range qualification course. FLES will hold the next class on July 27, starting at 8 a.m. at PC’s Elkhorn Steakhouse. Lunch will be served. For more information contact Larry Griffey at 816-575-1095.

Maria Antonia hosts Let’s Make a Deal Saturday evening of the Braymer Fair

Maria Antonia and her husband Tim Twyman hosted Let’s Make a Deal Saturday evening of the fair. Shown with Maria and Tim are the three grand prize winners waiting to pick a box and find out what they have won. Winners included Kerry Freiben, Shane Null and Damon Clodfelter. Kerry won tickets to the Kansas City Symphony and a night’s stay at Holiday Inn Express in Independence, Shane won a patio table set and Damon won two tickets to the Missouri Tigers/Buffalo football game. Also on stage are this year’s fair queen, Kenisha McIntosh, and first runner-up Ceaira Phipps.

Let’s Make a Deal with host Maria Antonia drew a big crowd of people hoping to win one of the many prizes given away by the Braymer Fair Patrol. People winning prizes include Donna Barron, Casey’s gift card of $25.; Kathy Cox, tickets to Powell Gardens; Shane Null, KCWE ball cap; Jenni Lee, Sterling silver earrings from Sensenich; Casey Hunt, tickets to Kansas City Zoo; Emily Swindler, tickets to the Renaissance Festival; Abby Goodrich, tickets to Comedy City for 10 guests; Kerry Freiben, KCWE ball cap; Garrett Null, gold dollar; Carson Turner, gold dollar; Jenna Adkison, tickets to the Omaha Zoo; Kristen Moore, gold dollar; Sydney Youtsey, gold dollar; Lauren Thompson, a one-year membership to the Kansas City Toy and Miniature Museum; Tyler Waller, gold dollar; Kirsten gold coin; Joy McBee, American Royal Hunter Jumper show tickets; Duane Clodfelter, Legends Family Theatre at Branson; Joe Leamer, Jager’s Paint Ball tickets; Norman Curnow, tickets to the World War I Museum; Damon Clodfelter, KCWE ball cap;Aidan Tuck, gold dollar; Kailyn Sanders, gold dollar; Daniel Null, tickets to see Yakov Smirnoff in Branson; Darlene Adkison, tickets to Mark Twain Home and Museum in Hannibal; Brooklyn Moore, gold dollar; Brittany, gold dollar; Amanda, tickets to Lazer Tag; Dorothy James, KC T-Bones tickets; Kristen Moore, gold dollar; Sydney Youtsey, gold dollar; Lu Foley, tickets to the Airline History Museum.

MBC TV 9’s Maria Antonia will host ‘Let’s Make a Deal’ at the Braymer Fair

“Everyone in my family is in medicine, or studied to be in medicine. I wanted to find some other way to provide a public service.” So Maria Antonia chose journalism, and earned a degree from the University of Miami. After graduation, Maria worked at radio and television stations in Miami, Little Rock, and New Haven, CT before coming to KMBC-TV in 1984.

Maria serves as a general assignment reporter for KMBC’s newscasts. In March 2003, Maria took local reporting to a new level when she covered the initial stages of the war in Iraq from the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. In 1998, Maria was the only local reporter allowed into Cuba to cover the papal visit by John Paul II.

Maria has earned numerous professional awards. She has won four Emmys for her work, and was also selected by the Radio-Television News Directors Association as the winner of three regional Edward R. Murrow awards. She has received awards from the Missouri Broadcasters association, Association of News Broadcasters of Kansas and the Kansas City Press Club.

Maria has also earned awards for her service to the community. Among them: The Heart of Gold Award from the YWCA, a Leadership Award from the Greater Kansas City Hispanic Community and a National Award from the National Bone Marrow Registry, for raising awareness about transplants and the need for donors, through a special series of reports.

Maria has been involved with the Dream Factory, the Guadalupe Center, the United Cerebral Palsy Telethon, El Centro, the Variety Club, and is the first woman to serve as chairperson of the Kansas/Western Missouri March of Dimes, WalkAmerica.

Hey kids of all ages, its fair time!!!

Its fair time again and plans are being finalized. Organizations, clubs, churches, etc., should pick queen candidates no later than this Friday. Candidates may pick up their forms at Mary Lue’s Flower Shoppe. Girls must be in the Braymer School District and be a sophomore, junior or senior this coming school year. A tea will be held in their honor Sunday, June. 15 at 2:00 p.m. at the Methodist Church fellowship hall. Crowning will be held on stage Thursday, June. 19 at Tait Park following the crowning of Little Mr. and Little Miss Braymer and princesses. Following the crowning of the royalty will be the Braymer Beauties style show. Men find something of your wife’s or girl friend and have fun, beards and hairy legs are allowed.

Bring out the antique quilt that great-great grandma hand quilted or the one that you made yourself and take it to the Quilt show held at the school gym Wednesday morning. Also stop by and take in the demonstrations that will be held during the show.

Friday night is the “Newly Wed Game” hosted by Charles Bills. Come on out and join the fun as Braymer couples find out how well they know their spouse.

Saturday kicks off at 8:00 with the removal of all cars on Main Street. At 9 a.m. the car show will be held on the empty lot across from the Busy Bee and pie contest will be held at Something Special. Dig out your recipes and enter that favorite pie. These pies will be auctioned off during Saturday night’s “Let’s Make a Deal.” The baby show will be held at 10 a.m. The parade will begin at 1 p.m. A registration form for the parade can be found on page 10 of this week’s Bee or you can register at the Christian Church from 11-12. After the parade head to the park for the kid’s games, Washer Tournament, and Chip Shot Golf. Also the Golf Cart Rodeo return this year. Play a round of golf on an obstacle course without getting out of the golf cart. Borrow a golf cart if you don’t have one and come out and have some fun. The Super Farmer’s contest will return this year so get those muscles in shape. Lazer Tag will be back on Saturday night. Ten people  (5-on-5) can play at a time, so get together and buy tickets as a team or play individually.

Don’t forget to bring in produce, if you have any, craft and sewing items along with 4-H items to city hall to be judged and exhibited.

The quilt show will be held at the school gym. Quilts will be registered Wednesday  morning from 9-12 with judging at 4 p.m. Contact Pat Goll for more information.

. A complete list of events and activities can be found on page 6 of this paper.

Braymer C-4 library launches summer reading program

Join “Catch the Reading Bug” this summer at the Braymer C-4 School Library and discover the amazing world of insects and other reading adventures. The 2008 Summer Reading Program is open to young people, preschool through young adult with story time, a reading club and more. Families are urged to use this opportunity to reinforce reading skills that their students have learned throughout the year. Adults are also urged to use the library to check out reading material or use the computers. Parents need to accompany preschool kids for story time.

All programs are free of charge. Story time is each Wednesday at 9:30 for grades one through three and 10:30 a.m. for preschool and kindergarten.

Kicking Bear Camp for kids

The Kicking Bear Organization will be holding a two-day camp at Swan Lake in Sumner on June 13 and 14. The camp is free to everyone and meals will be provided on Friday night (hamburgers and hotdogs), Saturday morning (pancakes) and Saturday afternoon (BBQ).

The Kicking Bear Organization is a nation wide mentoring program developed by bow hunter Ray Howell. It encourages adults to get involved with today’s youth to the outdoors and the sport of archery. The program is targeted to help underprivileged children or any child who hasn’t been introduced to the outdoors. Many of the children helped in the past would have never had the opportunity to experience the outdoors and the sport of archery had it not been for their mentors. We can break the cycle and put dreams in these kid’s hearts that will change not only their lives, but their families lives too.

The camp will start at 1 p.m. on Friday afternoon and we will camp Friday night. An adult must accompany at least three children. Campers must bring their own tents and sleeping bags. We have a limited supply of tents, if you need one contact TJ Peacher with the Missouri Department of Conservation at 660-646-6122. Camping is not required to participate both days. At 7 a.m. Saturday morning, there will be a pancake breakfast followed by a short service. The children will then be divided into groups and guided through the many activities. Some of the activities include sack races, tug of war, bonfire with marshmallow roast, fishing (fishing poles will be provided), shooting blue rock (the conservation department will provide the shells, guns and blue rock), and archery (bows and arrows will be provided, however if you have a bow you can bring it). Educational displays by Ducks Unlimited, National Wild Turkey Federation, Quail Forever, US Fish and Wildlife, and the Missouri Department of Conservation. Later in the afternoon we will be treated to a BBQ.

Braymer Business Students Visit KMBC News

The Braymer C-4 business education and social studies departments got a close look at the KMBC 9 News studio in Kansas City.  The students are pictured in front of the KMBC News desk. (Submitted photos)

Twenty-four students from the Braymer C-4 business education and social studies departments traveled to Kansas City on Friday, April 11^th, for a visit to the KMBC 9 News studio and the Hallmark Visitors’ Center at Crown Center.  The students were accompanied by Joe Mallory and Elmer Gaug.  The students enjoyed the opportunity to see first-hand the way that the television news that we see on Channel 9 is put together and the technical process behind the scenes.  A complete tour of the studios and office complex of KMBC 9 was given by Kelly (Rankin) Smith, a 1987 graduate of Braymer High School, who has been employed by KMBC for 14 years. Kelly is involved in a great deal of the production and engineering that goes into the news broadcasts that we see on television and on the internet.  While in the studio the students were able to watch as anchorman Dan Weinbaum filmed a news segment to be used for a “quickcast” which is a brief rundown of some of the day’s news stories to be used on the KMBC 9 web-site.

Calendar of Events

May 2 – 6^th grade field trip

May 6 – 4^th grade field trip

May 9 – 5^th grade field trip

May 11 – Baccalaureate at Methodist Church, 6 p.m.

May 12 – Student Honor Night, 7 p.m.

May 13 – Elementary spring concert 7 p.m.

May 14 – Senior Tea

May 15 – Senior day trip

                High School concert 7:30 p.m.

May 16-17 – State track meet

May 18 – Graduation 2 p.m.

May 19 – Elementary track meet

May 20 – Last day of school

Reception for Norwood Creason’s 90^th birthday

A reception will be held to honor former State Representative Norwood Creason as he celebrates his 90^th birthday.

The reception will be held at the Cowgill United Methodist church annex in Cowgill on May 4 from 2 to 4 p.m.

Everyone is invited to attend and also jot down a memory for the “Gift of Memories” basket.[Read More]

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