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JUNE 28, 2017 NO. 26

Neighborhood

Doug and Jan Goodall

55th AN N IV E R SARY
THE GOODALLS
The Route 66 trail Doug and Jan Goodall will be celebrating their 55th
wedding anniversary on June 30th.
Webb City residents have
become accustomed to seeing They were married at the First Church of the Naza-
people pass through on Route rene in Pasadena, Calif. Doug served 10 years on the
66 riding bikes, motorcycles and city councilman, representing the 1st Ward, until not
even VW buses but a horse- seeking election in April.
drawn covered wagon? Thats They both had rewarding careers in business and
what Rick Roth, the citys street are now enjoying retirement and more time to
superintendent, did a double- spend with their family.
take on Wednesday, June 21. He
first spotted coming to Webb
City from the Dollar General in
ACH I E V E M E NT
Carterville. RONALD LANKFORD
Roth found out the travelers,
from Oklahoma, were probably Interim CFO, Joplin R-8 Schools
making the journey for a sense Former Webb City superintendent
of what our forefathers did. He Ron Lankford is returning to his pas-
noted that the wagon was fully sion for school finance.
stocked with supplies and even
had a shower. Rubber tires were Lankford was in charge of the Webb
another modern amenity. City R-7 School Districts budget for
SUSANNAH SCHRADER PHOTOS
23 years, and school finance was Ron Lankford
his primary role as deputy commis- FILE PHOTO
sioner of education for the state in
Jefferson City for six years.
Now, hes the interim chief financial officer for the
Joplin R-8 School District.
In the year since his return from Jefferson City,
Lankford has been the human resources officer for
Joplin schools.
He is replacing Paul Barr, upon his retirement.
As a fresh observer working a limited amount of
hours, Lankford says he hopes to help Melinda
Moss, the new Joplin superintendent, as she resturc-
tures the administration.
I kinda like to deal with numbers so Im looking
forward to that (CFO position) says Lankford.
Lankford and his wife, Carolyn, continue to live
within the Webb City R-7 School District. During his
33 years with the R-7, he was a principal of both the
junior high and senior high and was an associate
superintendent under Ron Barton. He was super-
intendent for 12 years prior to officially retiring and
working in Jefferson City.

GOD & COUNTRY CELEBRATION

10:45 a.m. Sunday
First Presbyterian Church

The First Presbyterian Church of Webb City will host

SUSANNAH SCHRADER PHOTO a special celebration of God and country, hosted
Carl Junction LEO Club members Bailey Gilmore, Davin Ducre, Rachel Morris and Chloe Gilmore by Murray Hollis and featuring The Texans, at 10:45
perform community service by volunteeing to serve Free Kids Meals at the Webb City Farmers Market. a.m. Sunday.
Hollis hosts the Worth Remembering Gospel Hour
every Saturday at 9 a.m. on 1490 KDMO AM radio.

LEO members learn the meaning of volunteering
BY SUSANNAH SCHRADER
SENTINEL SUMMER INTERN
Perhaps a good slogan for the
Webb City Farmers Market Free
Kids meals would be by kids, for
kids. After all, a trip to the tent re-
veals a whole gaggle of kid volun-
teers, including the Carl Junction
LEO Club.
LEO, explains club advisor
Chavelle Kidd, stands for Leader-
ship Experience Opportunities. A
sort of spin-off of the Carl Junc-
tion Lions Club, the group focuses
on giving back to the community.
We want them to understand
what it means to volunteer, says
Kidd, who oversees the club with
Marlene Payne, another adviser.
She further explains that the goal
is to give them skills at a young
age that they can put to good use
in later life.
The LEOs assist with and donate
to a number of causes. They walk
Joplin Humane Society dogs at
Joplins Third Thursday, assist with
the Lions Club monthly breakfast,
pack backpacks for Carl Junctions
food backpack program, work at
the Audubon Center, and volun-
teer at the market twice a month.
We try to find projects that they
can step into, learn from, and gain
that experience, Kidd explains.
Recently, the club has donated
$500 to the Carl Junction Senior
Center to assist seniors who can-
not pay for Meals on Wheels. And see[ing] all the smiling faces is
they donated to the Yellow Boat
Program, which builds boats for
families in the Phillipines, who
often have to cross rivers to get
their children to school.
With all the impressive work that
it does, its no surprise that the
club has no shortage of outstand-
ing students. Bailey Gilmore, 16,
is the winner of the International
Presidential Leadership Medal. He
says he received the award pri-
marily for organizing volunteers
for the backpack program.
It was pretty awesome, says
Gilmore.
Davin Ducre, 16, says that
his favorite part of volunteering.
The Texans are favorites here in the Ozarks, having
been voted Entertainers of the Year by the Ozark
Music Awards two years in a row. The Texans have
inspired many as they performed at the Top of the
Mountain Dinner Theater on the grounds of The
Great Passion Play in Eureka Springs, Ark. They have
also been favorites in Branson, where they have won
awards as well. This well known singing group will
present gospel as well as patriotic songs. Hollis will
lead a rousing hymn sing accompanied by gospel
pianist Carla Scott and organist Gary Jordan.
If you want to strengthen your faith in Christ and
bolster your resolve for a free America, this is for
you, , says Rodney Peters, church moderator. The
church is located at the corner of Ball and Broadway
streets. People of all denominations are welcome
and encouraged to bring friends.
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2-Bath, 4-Door,
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Vintage dogs are a bargain

Joplin Humane Society shelter
staff are saddened by the fact that
lies with great vet references to
adopt these dogs at no charge.
rate the longer a dog is waiting.
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110 W Broadway Street
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