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Atchison County Spelling Bee

THE ATCHISON COUNTY SPELLING BEE - Was held
in Fairfax, MO, on Wednesday, February 18, 2015. Spellers from Fairfax, Tarkio, and Rock Port participated in the
event. Tarkio spellers included, from left to right, Ella Rolf,
The Adventures of Rose Red (Snow Whites Less-Famous Sister)
Jae Barnett, Sophia Martin, and Grace Martin. This years
THE
TARKIO JR. HIGH - Drama Department will present The Adventures of Rose Red
1st and 2nd place spelling champions were Josie Watkins of
(Snow
Whites Less-Famous Sister) on February 21 and 22. Cast members include, from
Rock Port (1st) and Sophia Martin of Tarkio (2nd).

left
to
right:
front row - Daniel Angelo, Gage McAdams, Madison Lesher, Anna Klute, Wy

(Photos By Traci Cooper)
att Gray, Jae Barnett, Wyatt Driskell, and Marina Sawyer;
and back row - Jordan Heard, Jimi Elder, Megan Lee, Grace
Martin, Gabby DeRosier, Troy Wennihan, Taylor Stanton,
Kaely Kirwan, and Gus Hurst. (Photo By Mike Farmer)

Parachute Routine

IT WAS A BUSY FRIDAY - The 13th at Tarkio High

School. The Tarkio basketball teams hosted Rock Port in
the Tarkio High School Gym. Before and during the games,
a number of activities took place. The Tarkio FFA Chapter
hosted a fish fry in the ag building. The senior basketball
players and their parents were honored before the games.
The Tarkio Elementary third graders performed the annual parachute routine. Local youth cheerleaders performed
cheers in front of a packed gym. Some of the high school cheerleaders performed a dance.
(A.C. Mail Photo)

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Tarkio High School FFA Chapter celebrates National FFA Week

THE TARKIO HIGH SCHOOL - FFA Chapter celebrated National FFA Week February 22 through March 1, 2015, by taking part in many different
activities all week long. The activities included a barn warming, attendance at two church services, school dress up days,
a delicious spaghetti dinner for local businesses and citizens who support FFA, Drive Your Tractor To School Day, an FFA
lunch, and a fun obstacle course for students and teachers during the 20X assembly. Some FFA members also worked the
elementary basketball tournament that weekend to help sell shirts for FFA.
(Photos By Megan McAdams)

Students celebrate
Dr. Seuss 111th birthday
THE CAT IN THE HAT - And two of its cohorts, Charles
Harper and Bill Clemente joined Tarkio Elementary students in celebrating Dr. Seuss 111th birthday on Wednesday, March 4, 2015, at Tarkio Elementary. The students
made their own hats and were read to by Harper and Clemente. The students also dined on green eggs and ham in the
cafeteria. Pictured with The Cat in the Hat above are, from
left to right: front row - Finn Hurst, Matthew Vance, Parker
Livengood, Bella Bywater, Maddie Cox, Dezzy Kimpston,
and Gavin Mattice; and back row - Delainee White, Chase
Pearson, Bailey Wennihan, Lexi Brown, Markie Lea, and
Mrs. Jayne Martin.
(Photo By Megan McAdams)

American flag flying at ball field

OLD GLORY - Waves in the wind once again at the Tarkio
City Ball Park. The flag was donated by the American Legion and Tim Morehouse donated his time and labor to erect
the flag pole on the south end of the field.

(Photo By Megan McAdams)

Celebrity Waiter Dinner raises

over $30,000 for CH-F
The Community Hospital-Fairfax (CH-F) Celebrity
Waiter Dinner was held on
Saturday evening, March
21, 2015, at the Fairfax
High School Gymnasium in
Fairfax, MO. Well over 750
guests, students, and celebrities were on hand to enjoy
entertainment provided by
local talent, dine on delicious food, and to raise funds
for the hospital. Due to the
generous donations of time
and money, an estimated
$31,000 was raised!

Basketball fun
JAMES CLARK - Above,
eyes the basket and Wes
Lopez, at left, goes up for
the shot in a three-on-three
basketball tournament held
Saturday, March 7, 2015,
at Heartland Rec Center in
Tarkio. The event was sponsored by the Shining Stars
Special Olympics Team.
(AC Mail Photos)

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