China is at it again. They’re building full scale mock-ups of our warships to practice for naval strikes. Forget climate change, this is where it’s at kids! Patton knew that someday the world would have to destroy communism. We were lucky to avoid a full scale conflict with the Soviet Union thanks to President Reagan. Meanwhile our Secretary of Defense is building training simulations to take down the threat of parents at school board meetings. What a crazed world we live in.
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Last week I mentioned that Warsaw was once known as the Gunstock Capitol of the World. Annie at the Democrat office said that was well and good, but Clinton was once known as the Baby Chick Hatchery of the World. Trains going through Clinton were kept busy shipping out baby chicks to places all over the country. Many people in surrounding towns, including Warsaw worked for the hatcheries. Annie said the Lindstrom Hatchery was one of the big ones.
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We’ve been lucky with the weather here, but old man winter will soon knock on the door and walk in. Monday’s balmy temperatures brought to mind a November day way back in the 1980’s. A warm sun was beaming down and I was on the Osage River with my Dad and Bob and Matthew Boring. We spent the afternoon playing shuffleboard at Cardinal Cove. When we arrived the place was full of lots of people we knew. Why has this day stayed with me down the years? I simply do not know, but it was joyous time, long ago. A lot of those present that day are in other parts of the world now…. and some farther than that. When we’re young we never know where life will take us and what we’ll see along the way. That’s a blessing. Most of us can recall a few occasions when life brought the utmost joy and that afternoon was one of them. We’ve all had our tragedies too. Perhaps the greatest gift is laughter. It tides us over many rough spots, as we enjoy the ridiculous together and we often do at the Enterprise and Democrat offices.
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It’s time to bow off this keyboard. Have a good week and lots of good cheer to you old buddy.
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Til Next Week:
J.M.W.
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Clinton School District staff are encouraged to complete the Google for Education Level 1 courses and take the certification exam to distinguish themselves as someone who has a mastery of theGoogle …
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
With the start of the winter sports season, Clinton High School is excited to announce Mark Lovelace as the next Varsity Wrestling Coach. Coach Lovelace was a stellar athlete in high school and …
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Historically the Fighting Cardinal teams have come home from MSHSAA State Tournaments with 26 medals, (1st through 4th place). It should be noted that other activities such as Band, Dance, Theater, …
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Softball Champions: C1 Maysville over La Plata 4-0 C2 Marceline over Sherwood 4-1 C3 Blair Oaks over Chillicothe 3-2 C4 Washington over Rolla 11-0 C5 Lee Sum. W. over Francis H. 6-5 Volleyball …
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Clinton: The Cardinals had four Cross Country athletes qualify for the State Meet at Gans Creek on Saturday, Nov. 6 in Columbia. They were: Senior Gage Mantonya, Freshmen Vyla Brown, Leah Kenney and …
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
(Semi-final Games) 8-Man Drexel 62 Osceola 0 Archie 65 Appleton City 18 Jasper 58 Rich Hill 30 Class 1 Skyline 50 Lincoln 12 Windsor 36 Adrian 12 Class 2 Butler 16 Holden 8 Laf. Cty 42 Warsaw 28 …
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
The State ranked Windsor Greyhounds go to 11-0 by winning the C1D4 Semi-Final game over the 7-3 Adrian Blackhawks, 36-12. The game was played at the David Powell Memorial Field in Windsor on Friday, …
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
The youth football program has had quite the season. They sponsored both tackle football for grades 3rd through 6th and a flag football league. The Championship games were played Saturday, Nov. 6 to …
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
What a fantastic night seeing so many sports teams and other organizations Monday, Nov. 8 at the Winter “Meet the Cards.” The gym was packed with students and parents. The flags were …
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Thursday night, Nov. 4 at CHS a large group of local baseball enthusiasts attended a meeting of CHS coaches and their guest Clinton alum, Nick Petree. Cardinal A.D. Alex Johnson opened the meeting …
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
The new 18 hole Clinton Disc Golf Course has been open for play for a few weeks but now the Back Nine has brand new Tee-Pads. A group of hard working volunteers worked for two days moving dirt, …
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Richard Blahut: “In high school I played 8 man football in the middle of Kansas. I went to high school at Sharon (the school has since been closed). In the fourth game of the year (my Senior …
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
I want to share a short story about my experience in Clinton, Missouri this past Sunday afternoon on Halloween. I dont know how many of you know Glen Wesley, but if you dont know him, you should. Mr. …
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Birthplace: Poplar Bluff, MOYears in Clinton: 11 years Family: Married to my husband Rod for 25 years and we have 3 children. Emily who is at Truman State, Matt who is at the University of Missouri, …
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
United States Armed Forces Veterans talked about their time in the military, on November 9 in Clinton. Asked just prior to the National Veteran’s Day events, Army vets highlighted their …
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Meat production has been hampered by challenges such as rising freight rates, as well as a rise in corn and soy prices that make feed for livestock more expensive. Google.com reports that the beef …
