June 6, 1996

Donald Edwards and Kyle Malter of Malta Bend were selected to participate in the 8th annual Missouri Lions Club of District 26-I All Star basketball game, to be held at Missouri Valley College. Edwards’ team would go on to win the boys matchup with a final score of 100-96, with Edwards scoring 8 points for the team.

The Santa Fe R-X school district announced a partnership with the Waverly Medical Clinic to provide free physicals to students in grades 5-12 during two specific days over the summer.

Brad Peters, son of Mr. & Mrs. David Peters of Waverly, was selected to attend the Outreach Student Recruitment Program at the University of Missouri-Columbia. He will serve as a summer welcome leader to help orientate new students.

June 13, 1996

A group of approximately 30 Waverly citizens gathered to clean up the downtown area in Waverly. Many truckloads of brush were hauled off, and 10 barrels of flowers were planted and placed around the business district.

At their June meeting, the Hazel Hill Community Club discussed ways to help save The Waverly Times.

Death Notices: Dorothy Irene Sturman of Liberty

June 20, 1996

The City of Waverly held a special meeting to discuss the establishment of an ambulance service for the township and surrounding Waverly Road District. The problem Waverly was facing was that the closest town with an ambulance service was Carrollton, but at the time the state said for a countywide 911 service, the primary ambulance service had to come from within the county. That made the next closest services Lexington, Higginsville and Concordia, all of whom were some 20 miles away.

A replica of the 55-foot keelboat used in the 1804 Lewis & Clark expedition made a stop in Waverly while on a journey to retrace the first seven weeks of the Lewis & Clark trip. The City of Waverly welcomed the stop by hosting a variety of activities at the riverfront park, which included a re-enactment landing.

Grand Pass alumni held the 35th school reunion at the Waverly Community park shelter house. It was the 50th reunion for the class of 1946. That class had eight members, and four of them were present.

Gingy Lebold of the Santa Fe R-X school district was selected by state education officials to serve as an alternate teacher to help lead the statewide “teacher-toteacher” training program over the next two years. As a part of the Select Teachers as Regional Resources (STARR) program, she will learn the latest and most practical teaching techniques. She was selected from among more than 130 teachers who applied to take part in the STARR project.

June 27, 1996

The post office announced a celebration for 25 years of implementing a new business-like system. In 1971 the post office was mandated to move away from federal tax subsidies and operate the postal service as a business-like public service. According to Waverly Postmaster Shelley Grimpo, “The Postal Reorganization Act stipulated that the Postal Service wean itself from taxpayer support within 20 years — and it actually took us less than 12.” A variety of activities were planned at the post office in celebration of this event, including a day with special stamps for those who could prove they were 25 years old or married for 25 years, a day where the first 25 customers received a free stamp, a day where the post office opened 25 minutes early and a day where the first 25 kids received a balloon.

Gingy Lebold and Juddy Manning received Distinguished Service Certificates from the Missouri State High School Activities Association for their service in interscholastic activities.

Tammy Zumalt attended the Missouri Mathematics Mentoring Project, a middle school mathematics institute offered by Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville. Twenty-six mathematics teachers attended this event.

Death Notices: Charles Orear of Cape Girardeau