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The driver of this vehicle escaped serious injury Friday when his car overturned in a ditch.

An accident occurred on Friday evening at around 6 p.m. According to Shelbina Police Chief Jenni Rash, Vijay Aluri, 28, of Mission, Kansas was traveling eastbound on Hwy. 36 when he crossed the center line. He overcorrected and traveled off the the south side of the roadway and into the ditch where it overturned onto it’s top. Aluri refused medical treatment. Aluri was issued a municipal summons for Failure to Operate Motor Vehicle in a Careful and Prudent Manner.   1683 0931 8/5/2009 hdl

Shelbina Lakeside Golf Course Caretaker Johnny Presson stands at the tee block on Hole number four showing off the new Zoysia grass that was put in place earlier this summer.

Shelbina Lakeside Golf Course Caretaker Johnny Presson said he always had problems trying to keep the grass on many of the tee-blocks healthy. Especially later in the summer as the heat took its toll. That problem has been solved with the help of several volunteers.
   “I just got to talking to the guys and said ‘let’s see if we can’t get some money rounded up.’ We ended up getting about $2,800.”
   Presson said one Thursday night about eight or nine weeks ago a bunch of volunteers, most of whom were golfers and members of the golf course, got together with Presson and they rented a sod cutter and started cutting the sod.
   They laid the sod, which is a form of Zoysia grass, on the three tee blocks on number four, the ladies tee block on number four, the men’s tee block on number five and a quarter of the tee block on number eight.
   Presson said they started on number four, because everything gets so hot in that area. “There’s not a lot of air that gets to this area, that’s why we started here,” he said. “If this works out well, I’ve got guys who are already saying ‘hey, lets do some more,’” he said. Presson said he wanted to see how the sod that was put in place works before they move on and do any more.
   “When we got ready to lay it, we had 22 guys out here to help. You couldn’t beat it, to have that many people come out to volunteer to do this stuff,” Presson said.
   For the full story, see this week’s issue of the Shelbina Weekly.   1684 0931 8/5/2009 hdl

The dust has been flying as workers have been putting in long hours on the Highway 36 Four-Lane project between Monroe City and Macon. The 52-mile project that originally spanned from The Rocket Truck Stop to Macon is getting closer to completion with each passing month.
   According to MoDOT, the project is approximately 60 percent of the way completed. MoDOT says the stretch between Shelbina and Monroe City is scheduled to be open to traffic by November.
   “We anticipate having the entire corridor open to traffic by July 2010,” said District Engineer Dan Niec. “When we began this project we had planned to have all lanes open to traffic an entire year earlier than promised. Unfortunately last year’s construction season was extremely challenging due to unusually heavy rainfall and localized flooding. Even with the unexpected weather delays we will complete the project six months earlier than promised,” he said.
   A 15 cent sales tax was approved by taxpayers in 2006 to fund half of the entire project’s cost.   1685 0931 8/5/2009 hdl

Sheree Webb is pictured above with freinds, co-workers and family who helped her celebrate 30 years of service with OATS.

Sheree Webb was honored for the hard work and dedication she has put into her job with OATS for the last 30 years, on Monday as friends and family joined in a celebration of the event.
   She has served as the Northeast Regional Director for 18 years. Before that she was a Regional Coordinator for OATS.
   Webb was hired by OATS when the Northeast office was first being established in Shelbina in August of 1979. Before that, she worked in the Shipping and Production Control Office of Consolidated Aluminum/Conalco for John Best, Arnett Wise and Don Peters.
   Webb said she has seen a lot of changes over the last 30 years working with OATS. “With the type of growth OATS has experienced, I have seen many changes. Probably the most significant was when the service was opened up to the entire general public, not just the elderly and disabled, back in 1980,” she said. Webb added that the Northeast Region, which is comprised of 16 counties, started out with just the main office in Shelbina, but now has offices in Kirksville and Troy also.
   For the full story, see this week’s issue of the Shelbina Weekly.   1686 0931 8/5/2009 hdl

Pictured above is Tim Larrick with his wife Michelle, and children Larissa and Peyson.

Tim Larrick, agriculture instructor at South Shelby High School, was recently awarded with the Outstanding Teacher Award presented by the Missouri Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association.
   He is also one of six finalist for the National Association of Agriculture Educators. He will go to Nashville in the middle of November, for an all expense paid trip, sponsored by Toyota.
   Larrick earned a B.S. Degree in Agriculture and a M.S. Degree in Agriculture Education from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He is a member of several organizations.
   Larrick said he is a true believer in the FFA mission statement. “FFA makes a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth, and career success through Agriculture Education,” he explained. Larrick said the South Shelby FFA maintains three goals for each activity, have fun, meet people and do your best.
   For the full story, see this week’s issue of the Shelbina Weekly.   1687 0931 8/5/2009 hdl