Newcomers Scholarships

Newcomers/Longtimers Club Grants Ten Scholarships

At the December business luncheon of Newcomers/Longtimers, Brenda Love, Immediate Past President, awarded ten scholarships to local students. The winners were selected through an interview process and granted scholarships based upon need, grades and interviews.

Recipients from the Registered Nursing program at Columbia College were Marcie Bettencourt and Frank Reller - school coordinator is Linda Claycomb. From the Practical Nursing program at Eldon Career Center winners were Randy Robinett and Kathy Neeley - school coordinator is Shelly Wehmeyer. Technical scholarships were given in the Marine Engine Division of the Lake Career and Technical Center to Jimmy Colvard, Peter Dreste, Joe Halcomb, Randy James, James Shortell, and Jayson Vaughn - school instructor is Larry Wittrock. The Scholarship Committee also recognized each school with Certificates.

Judy Barrett led the Scholarship Committee as Chairman. Participating on the committee were Roberta Renicker, Janet Mills, and Mary Gaston.

This presentation was made possible by proceeds from the Fifteenth Annual Home Tour, Second Annual President’s Premier, Silent Auction and Raffle Tickets purchased at N/L Cards and Games. For more information on the N/L activities, please call Membership Chair, Sandy Biggum, 365-6963 or visit their website at: www.newcomerslongtimers.com.


Back Row Pictured L-R: Randy Robinett, Frank X. Keller IV, Joe Halcomb, Jayson Vaughn, Randy James

Front Row Pictured L-R: Kathy Neeley, Marcie Bettencourt, Linda Claycomb, Peter Dreste, Brenda Love, Jim Colvard, Shelly Wehmeyer, Roberta Renicker, Larry Wittrock, James Shortell, Judy Barrett

Not Pictured: Janet Mills and Mary Gaston

Lake of the Ozarks DogWood Animal Shelter

SPAY DAY USA is on Tuesday, February 23rd and Dogwood has set a goal: to spay or neuter 50 stray or feral cats that day!

Spaying just one cat can prevent the births of 420,000 unwanted kittens over the next 7 years!

Not only Dogwood Animal Shelter, but all area shelters and rescue groups are bombarded every day with unwanted cats and dogs that desparately need someplace to be and somebody who cares. And all these donation-supported groups struggle to meet the overwhelming need as best they can. But in the end, there are just too many animals. The thousands that go without shelter and care suffer terribly from cold, hunger, loneliness and sometimes diseases or injuries.
This is all so easily and inexpensively prevented, just by spaying or neutering!

Please…SPAY THE STRAY, as well as your own pets!



To help provide funding for this project, two SPAY-ghetti meals are planned:

1) The Golden Age Center’s Valentine Dinner held on Sat., Feb. 13 from 5pm-7pm. The center is located on D-Road in Osage Beach.

2) Dogwood Animal Shelter’s 2nd annual SPAY-ghetti lunch, held in Dogwood’s Community Room on Tuesday, Feb.16 from 11am-2pm. The shelter is located on Runabout Drive in Osage Beach.



Last year’s proceeds from these two delicious meals helped provide surgeries for over 100 pets! Please help make this year’s efforts just as successful!

To schedule a spay or neuter appointment or for directions or more information, please call Dogwood Animal Shelter at 573-348-4411.

Lake of the Ozarks, Seasonal Water Levels Drop

Dock owners should prepare for declining lake levels
LAKE OZARK, Mo. -- Ameren UE advises dock owners at Lake of the Ozarks that the annual winter lowering of the lake level will soon begin. The company reminds property owners that they should take appropriate measures to protect their docks from the lower water levels and other winter conditions that routinely occur at this time of year. For more lake info go to (lakeexpo.com)

Crash Kills Four Over the Holiday's

PETTIS COUNTY, Mo. -- A local girl was seriously injured and four others killed in a three-car collision Saturday night.

Elliott Hull, 6, of Eldon, Mo., was a passenger in a 2009 Chevrolet traveling eastbound on Hwy 50, a half mile east of Route W, at 5:28 p.m., Dec. 26, when a westbound 2002 Ford ZX2 crossed the centerline, rotated counter-clockwise, struck the rear of a third vehicle and then skidded into the path of the Chevrolet, driven by Daniel Hull, 31, of Eldon.

Elliott Hull and Jennifer Hull, 33, also of Eldon, were transported by ambulance to Bothwell Hospital in Sedalia, Mo.

The collision killed the driver and three passengers in the Ford ZX2:

Shenika N. Flemons, 32, of Kansas City, Mo.

Kawanna M. Jackson, 32, of Kansas City, Mo.

Lakeidra L. Kemp, 32, of Columbia, Mo.

Kamyra Payne of Kansas City, Mo.

Seriously injured in the Ford ZX2:

Tonica Watts, 11, of Kansas City, Mo.

Tyllyiss Jackson of Kansas City, Mo.

Rolla Bank Robbed at Gun Point

(Rolla, MO) -- Police in Rolla, Missouri are looking for a man who robbed a bank this morning.

Investigators say the hold-up happened just after 9:00 am at the Town and Country Bank on North Highway 63 in Rolla.

Investigators say the man, whose image was caught on bank surveillance cameras, walked up to a teller, showed a pistol and demanded money.

He left the bank with an undisclosed amount of cash.
No one was hurt in the robbery.

If you have any information about the robbery, you're asked to call the Rolla police at 573-308-1213.

Lake West Junior Sports League

Lake West Christian Academy along with Living Water Christian Center are proud to announce that there will be Lake West Junior Sports League started for the westside communities of Greenview, Hurricane Deck, Sunrise Beach and Laurie areas. Lake West Junior Sports League plans consist of wrestling, basketball, tumbling, volleyball, soccer, softball, baseball, and football. Lake West Junior Sports League is the alternative sports program for all children in lake area.

Pastor Tony Oddo of Living Water Christian Center in Sunrise Beach has been given the vision to start a Junior Sports League on the west side of the lake. Tony Oddo is on the advisory board at Lake West Christian Academy and has joined forces with Lake West Christian Academy, to use the fabulous facility not only as a place for excellent education but as the hub for the first junior sports league on this side of the lake. Lake West Christian Academy has just put in an official size, multi-purpose basketball court with bleachers last year. “There is much need for community support for our youth’s future. This is a grass root attempt to create a healthy, pro-active environment for the youth in this area. We need both financial support, as well as, leadership”, said Oddo.

Our community is blessed to have Lake West Christian Academy, where God is allowed and encouraged. For more information about Lake West Christian Academy contact Pastor Nick Stutesman (573) 280-3107.

January leagues will begin. Both leagues are open for boys and girls, ages 5-18. The Wrestling Club is heading by Brink Arnold. He is a USA Certified Wrestling Coach and Div. 1 Football participant, graduate from K State. For those able to help financially through sponsorship, monies can be sent to Lake West Junior Sports League at P.O. Box 382, Sunrise Beach, MO 65079.

For information on enrolling or coaching, please call Lisa Ann Oddo (573) 216-7001.

2009 Shootout Poker Run

Get your copy of the 2009 Shootout Poker Run at www.laketv32.com . Lake TV 32 has produced the 2009 Poker Run disc this year with over 100 jaw dropping boats.