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SPOTLIGHT

Alumni Banquet

The 2016 Fairfax Alumni Banquet will be held Friday, May 13, at 7:00 p.m., in the high school gymnasium.
Tickets will be $15. Reservations can be sent to Lisa
Southard Mitchell, 505 5th St., Fairfax, MO 64446, or
you can make reservations at KG Buds in Fairfax. The
deadline for reservations is Wednesday, May 11, 2016, at
12:00 noon. Make checks payable to the Fairfax Alumni
Association, and designate your year of graduation.

Thursday, April 21, 2016

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Nominate Fairfax R-3 School

Farmers can now nominate the Fairfax R-3 School

District for the 2016 Monsanto Agriculture Grant. Help
the school as they apply for a $10,000 grant by going
to the following website: http://www.americasfarmers.
com/community-outreach/grow-rural-education/

Calyn
Clark Eleven turkeys checked by youth hunters

by Goldie Barnes
Calyn Andrew Clark,
known by his friends as Caylnn or Cal-Pal, is the son of
David and Patty Clark, and
the grandson of Dewayne
and Sharon Clark, and the
late Harry and Suzie Shaw.
Calyn is 18 years old and
has one sibling, Scott Clark,
who is 26.
Calyn is planning to attend the Nevada Welding
Institute, with a major in
Welding. He can be found on
the river bank fishing, in the
woods walking around, or

around a bonfire surrounded by his friends.

Calyns favorite memory
of Fairfax is winning the tug
of war four years in a row.
One thing that Calyn will
miss about Fairfax is all his
friends.
Calyns favorite quote is
by Wiz Khalifa, I dont care
what they say, reach for the
stars.
When asked if he had any
advice for younger classmen
Calyn said, Tell the truth
its easier that way.
Good luck next year Calyn! You will be missed!

State Theater to hold camp

The State Theater in Mound City, Missouri, will hold a

theater camp May 23 through June 3 for kids ages 8-18
who are interested in theater. The students will have a performance at the end of camp to showcase their talents. For
more information, contact the theater at 660-442-5909.

The annual Youth Turkey

Check-In was held April 9
and 10 in the old Caseys
parking lot in Rock Port.
The mock check station was
sponsored Northwest Missouri Sportsmans Club.
Several prizes were given
away and all of the youth
hunters and guides who got
out and hunted did a great
job. Many volunteers also
made this event possible.
Cameron Oswald was the
winner of the $250 gift card
from Open Season Gun Shop
in Mound City.
Austin Wallace won a
turkey decoy for checking
the turkey with the longest
beard (11).
Gavin Abbott won a turkey decoy winner for checking the turkey with the longest spur (1 3/8).
The following youth hunters checked turkeys in Rock
Port:
Colby Lansdown, adult

gobbler, 20 pounds, 11 ounces, 1 spur, 9 1/2 beard

Cayden Criger, adult gobbler, 21 pounds, 11 ounces,
1 spur, 9 5/8 beard
Cole Scamman, juvenile
gobbler, 11 pounds, 13 ounces, 1/8 spur, 3 1/2 beard
Cayden Criger, adult gobbler, 19 pounds, 8 ounces,
1/4 spur, 3 beard
Gavin Abbott, adult gobbler, 24 pounds, 1 3/8 spur,
10 1/2 beard
Austin Wallace, adult gobbler, 23 pounds, 1 1/4 spur,
11 3/4 beard
Matthew Payne, adult
gobbler, 19 pounds, 4 ounces,
3/4 spur, 10 beard
Cameron Oswald, adult
gobbler, 22 pounds, 14 ounces, 3/4 spur, 9 1/2 beard
Kelsie Davis, adult gobbler, 20 pounds, 1/2 spur, 9
beard
Max Hopkins, juvenile
gobbler, 17 pounds, 4 ounces,
4 beard

Ryder Herron, adult gobbler, 24 pounds, 11 ounces,

1 spur, 9 1/2 beard
The Missouri Department
of Conservation reported
that young turkey hunters
harvested 952 birds dur-

ing the 2016 spring youth

season. Top harvest counties were Franklin with 105
birds. For more harvest information by county, visit the
MDC online harvest map at
mdc.mo.gov/node/263.

Cameron Oswald harvested an adult gobbler,

and won the $250 gift
card from Open Season
Gun Shop.

Max Hopkins checked

a juvenile gobbler.

Athletes recognized at Athletic Activities Award Banquet

The Fairfax R-3 Athletic
Activities Award Banquet
was held March 24, 2016,
for Fairfax volleyball, cheerleading, and basketball.
Cheerleading letters went
to Tacy Mitchell and Kaitlyn
Gibbons, co-captains, Skye
Clark and Shelbey Morris.
Lisa Mitchell is the cheer
sponsor. A participation certificate was awarded to Trey
Agnew for being the mascot (during varsity football
games at Fairfax and Bulldog mascot during basketball season).

Ag Partners has decided

to take the stance of

NOT

accepting XTend soybeans

this coming fall at any
of our local elevators.
With the seed not having
full global approval
and the majority of the
grain industry stating they
will not accept them,
this is the position
we are taking.

Coach Melissa Graves presented the following volleyball awards: Tacy Mitchell,
Best Setter; Ryan Hopkins,
Most Aces; Alyssa Garrison,
Best Blocker; Rhonda Baker, Defensive Player; Leslie
Bradley, Overall Attitude;
Skye Clark, Team Spirit; Alyssa Garrison, Best Jumper;
Shelbey Morris, Most Improved; Ryan Hopkins, Best
Hitter; and Emma Morris,
Coachs Award. Letters were
presented to Leslie Bradley,
Shelbey Morris, Tacy Mitchell, Emma Morris, Ryan
Hopkins, Alyssa Garrison,
and Rhonda Baker.
Coach Michael Carpenter
presented the following girls
basketball awards: Goldie
Barnes, Block Party; Kinley
Thornhill and Leslie Bradley, Most Improved; Alyssa
Beck, Teammate Award; and
Ryan Hopkins, MVP. Letters were presented to Halle
Sutter, Emma Morris, Ryan
Hopkins, Goldie Barnes,
Alyssa Garrison, Caitlyn
ORiley, Tacy Mitchell, Leslie

Bradley, and Kinley Thornhill. Kris Umbarger was the

assistant coach.
Jim Bradbury, assistant
coach, presented the boys
basketball awards: Mason
Straub and Dylan Jeffords,
Hustle Award; Garrett Ball,
Senior Year; Zachery Garrison, Most Improved; Brody

Cooper, MVP. Letters were

presented to Dylan Jeffords,
Tyler Brown, Mason Straub,
Zachery Garrison, Garrett
Ball, Gage Crowley, and
Brody Cooper,. Participation
awards were presented to
Jordan Sutter, Alex Carroll
and Max Hopkins. Carson
Long was head coach.

Shelbey Morris, left, and Tacy Mitchell, center, received cheerleading letters. Trey Agnew, right, received a certificate for being the mascot.

Leslie Bradley, Shelbey Morris, Tacy Mitchell, Emma Morris, Ryan Hopkins,
Alyssa Garrison, and Rhonda Baker (pictured above, left to right) received volleyball awards from Coach Melissa Graves (at the podium). Skye Clark is not
pictured.

Emma Morris, Tacy Mitchell, Shelbey Morris, Leslie Bradley, Caitlyn ORiley,
Kinley Thornhill, Halle Sutter, Ryan Hopkins, and Alyssa Garrison (pictured
above, left to right) received basketball awards from Coach Michael Carpenter
(at the podium). Goldie Barnes and Alyssa Beck are not pictured.

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Dylan Jeffords, Mason Straub, Zachery Garrison, Alex Carroll, Max Hopkins,
Jordan Sutter, Brody Cooper, Gage Crowley, Garrett Ball and Tyler Brown (pictured above, left to right) received basketball awards.