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Class Acts

It takes a year to put on a party like Cupid's Ball

Chele Trammell, co-chairwoman of the Cupid's Ball, roamed the event Saturday night documenting the attendees having fun at the Alice-in-Wonderland-themed dance at Smith-Cotton High School.
Perusich, Trammell lead service league's annual event

Jo Perusich was a tad embarrassed to admit it: “We’re party girls.” But that bubbly personality trait she shares with fellow Women’s Service League member Chele Trammell is what has driven them to serve as co-chairs for the...... Full story

Volunteer Jim Farris helps drive Meals on Wheels

Volunteer Jim Farris delivers a Meals on Wheels dinner last week to Brenda Morgan at an apartment complex in Sedalia.

Jim Farris prefers to volunteer with a hands-on approach. “There’s so many things you can volunteer for ... I can see what I’m doing here,” Farris said. “I don’t want to go to meetings or talk on the phone, so...... Full story

Hogan keeps Boy Scouts 'doing what we’re supposed to do'

Assistant Boy Scout Master Dale Hogan meets with Dustin Belsha, 11, and reviews the boy's progress in rank advancement.

Dale Hogan, of Sedalia, has witnessed boys turning into men through leadership, community service, citizenship and camping. Hogan started working with the Boy Scouts of America about nine years ago, when his son Kinser joined Cub Scouts....... Full story

Chris Brewer is the 'Sole Man' to kids

Chris Brewer, chairman of the Sedalia Lions Club Christmas shoe program, helps elementary school students select free new shoes Dec. 7 at the J.C. Penney store  in Sedalia.

The Sedalia Lions Club has seen how little things can make a difference in the life of a child. For more than 50 years, the club has bought shoes for children in need during the holidays.This year the club bought shoes for 89 children who attend...... Full story

Janet Bice is a PROP-er angel for organization

Janet Bice has been an

anet Bice has been a successful fundraiser for PROP — Putting Roofs Over People — but she also provides the housing alliance with other necessities: awareness and hope. Bob Vickers, housing director for the Pettis County Community...... Full story

Susan Sanderson is shining star to members of the Blind of Central Missouri chapter

Susan Sanderson, of Sedalia, is the treasurer of the Blind of Central Missouri and as one of the sighted members of the organization, volunteers her time driving the blind members to events involving the group.

Susan Sanderson has been a beacon of light for the region’s blind citizens for 16 years.The 60-year-old lifelong Sedalia resident does a little bit of everything for the Blind of Central Missouri chapter, which was organized in the 1970s. She...... Full story

A step ahead: Smith-Cotton junior likes to crank up the moves during games, rallies

Jordyn Bryant, 16, a junior at Smith-Cotton High School, co-captain of the school's High Voltage dance team performs with her teammates during a Friday afternoon pep assembly.

Combine years of dance training with natural leadership skills and the result is one of the youngest dancers to be captain of Smith-Cotton High School’s High Voltage dance team. Jordyn Bryant, a 16-year-old junior, became captain during her...... Full story

S-C color guard captains help squad add flair to band performances

Smith-Cotton senior Susan Bell leads the school's color guard team in a routine during summer practice Thursday. Bell, who is a co-captain of the squad, said the team is doing well in preparing for its first competitions.

As the notes of several orchestral instruments sounded across the Smith-Cotton Junior High School campus during the band’s summer practices, senior Susan Bell stood at the top of a small staircase in the wrestling room directing one the...... Full story

S-C junior plans to dive into life by graduating a year early

Watching over people's lives is something that appeals to Sedalia Parks and Recreation Department lifeguard McKenzy Kennedy. The Smith-Cotton High School junior wants to major in business administration in college and presumably make a career watching over people's money.

McKenzy Kennedy goes to the pool every day, works on her tan and enjoys watching children play in the water. The full-time lifeguard has saved three lives and in the fall will be saving time by graduating from high school a year early.Kennedy, 16,...... Full story

16-year-old's work with JROTC, other groups prepares her for medical career

Caitlyn Craig, a senior at Smith-Cotton High School who wants to have a career in medicine, is the co-director of the Community Cafe, 417 W. Pettis St., a place where people in need can get a free meal. “I like being able to help others,” she said.

She’s the youngest student who will graduate from Smith-Cotton High School in 2011, but Caitlyn Craig hasn’t let that hold her back from dreaming big.Caitlyn, 16, is applying to attend Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore where she...... Full story

16-year-old Boy Scout signs up to help

Close to 400 homes in Benton County's Lakeview Fire District now have easy-to-read, 911-compatible address signs, thanks to an Eagle Scout project completed recently by Talbert Richard, 16, of Cole Camp. He displays an example of the type of sign he and others made and delivered to residents.

Cole Camp High School junior Talbert Richard has found a brotherhood in scouting, a place where he can hang out with boys his own age.“We have common ties,” Talbert said, “and common beliefs.”Talbert, 16, began participating...... Full story

If singing makes her happy, it can't be that bad

Smithton High School sophomore Izabella Oswald provides the entertainment Thursday evening during the Miss Pettis County 2010 pageant at the Smithton Town and Country Fair by singing “American Honey” by Lady Antebellum.
15-year-old belts out hit songs

It all began on a coffee table in her parents’ living room, but Izabella Ozwald hopes it will end on a Hollywood stage.Izabella, a 15-year-old Smithton High School sophomore, found her singing voice at the age of 2. She said she would climb...... Full story

S-C graduate provides custom artistic designs for vehicles

Brody DeBates, 18, of Sedalia, a recent graduate of Smith-Cotton High School, uses his steady hand to pinstripe the back of the seat of a lawn tractor while at work at Tyler Body Shop and Custom Paint just outside of Cole Camp.

With three fingers pressed firmly against the back of the seat on a lawnmower, Brody DeBates begins to paint a thin line of bright blue paint with his other two fingers gently clutching a small paintbrush. His tongue peeks out of his teeth covered...... Full story

Gunn siblings take aim at archery success

Miranda and Jason Gunn take aim at their targets while shooting a few arrows recently at Treesand Archery, where practice their shooting skills.
CLASS ACTS

With skill and precision, Jason and Miranda Gunn raise their bows simultaneously and release arrows toward separate targets.The Gunn siblings, who both attend Sacred Heart School, began participating in archery in 2006. Jason, 15, said he was...... Full story

There's nothing fishy about Drake Young's tournament success

Drake Young, 17, left, of Lincoln, checks in his three largemouth bass to tournament conservation director Dave Lindner during The Bass Federation Central Division Championship on Thursday at Truman Lake near Warsaw.
CLASS ACT

It takes a little luck, a lot of skill and tons of patience to catch a fish. And 17-year-old Drake Young possesses all three.Young, 17, has been participating in bass fishing tournaments since age 10. He got his first rod and reel as a toddler and...... Full story

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