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Heidi Bench is a BFA graduate of Missouri Western State University. Graduating Cum Laude and majoring in Graphic Design and Painting. Though she was born in Salem, Oregon, she currently resides in Lathrop. The small midwestern town and the people in it serve as an endless source of inspiration...
Kyle, one of our readers came up with a question about a local landmark. He asked, “What is the monument at the southwest corner of Third and Cherry ?”. I must admit I wasn’t as familiar with it as I should have been. I realized this is something we drive by every day, but I wonder how many know...
Over 200 people attended a Wind Energy meeting at the Cameron Community Building on Friday, March 21. Retired Chief Meteorologist Mike Thompson gave a presentation on the topic advising those considering placing one on their properties to hire a lawyer to go over the contract with them stating it...
Remember that time you were hiking along in the spring and the musical spring song of a woodpecker caught your ear? Well if you don't have a recollection of that, it’s because Woodpeckers, unlike most other birds, don't sing to mark their territories. Unlike other songbirds, woodpeckers do...
Valery Lantratov of Moscow, Russia was in Cameron on Wednesday, March 13 to teach a clinic at the Northwest Missouri Academy of the Arts (NWMOAA). Mr. Lantratov was an esteemed principal dancer with both the Moscow Stanislavasky Ballet and the Kremlin Ballet. He was awarded the title” Honored...
It’s fun to make connections between people we know and long past historical events. This one stretches back so far, it’s hard to believe, but it’s true. Some years ago, I worked to restore the old 1938/1939 Cameron Historic Film. In the first part of the film is footage of our first Armistice...
Cameron resident Elaine Gerstenberger initially was a member of the Civil Air Patrol. They operate a training system very similar to ROTC, and their main mission is search and recovery of crashed civilian aircraft. Elaine was a trainer, and in that capacity had the opportunity to travel overseas to...
Last Friday I was headed out to my folk’s place about dusk. I made it less than three miles when the engine in my pickup quit. Apparently that little warning tone that reminds you that you are low on gas, really means you are low on gas. My cell phone was plugged into the charger at home, so my...
“I knew this was going to be a great day,” said Gene Greenburg, “I got my phone out to get the GPS to find the Veterans Home here and I noticed the address…I’m from Las Vegas when you see 1111 you know it’s going to be a good day.” For many Monday, March 18 was a great day. For WWII Veteran Bill...
The new Cameron High School (CHS) Football Coach is Jeff Wallace. Jeff most recently coached at Plattsburg and coached a number of years at St. Joseph Central High School before that. He has been coaching for 29 years and said that he, “enjoys the opportunity to have a positive impact on young...
