“We do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate.”
Thomas Jefferson
Hi there. It’s the Wednesday after the election. Congratulations to the winners. After voting early in the morning yesterday and seeing the steady stream of people voting, I’m sure we are all winners, no matter which way the election went.
Check out the election story on the front page of this week’s paper. Miller County Clerk Clinton Jenkins said, “It went ridiculously smooth.”
Amendment 3 failed. Amendment 6 passed. Amendment 7 failed and Amendment 8 passed.
There is a complete list of winners and losers in the paper.
In hard news, there was a bit of a strange situation at the Iberia City Council meeting Monday.
Before the meeting, Mayor Jim Schlupp announced his resignation and to add more drama to the mix the mayor pro tem, Alderman Dennis Murray had submitted his resignation after last month.
City attorney Robert Sweeney advised the council they couldn’t vote on a new mayor pro tem until next month’s meeting.
Sweeney also recommended not appointing Alderman Rylan Reed as mayor pro tem due to the fact he is 18.
Under state statute, a mayor has to be 25.
There several Veterans events planned for Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11.
The Eldon Senior Center will host an indoor Veterans Day presentation from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. followed by a free meal from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event is open to the public.
The Community section is filled with Veterans Day stories. Make sure and read the story about Hobart Yancy Etter on the front of the section and the story about Josh Wood on the back of the section.
Also please read the D section. Our students around the area participated in our yearly Veterans Day section. Eldon sixth grade students interviewed veterans. Tuscumbia students did interviews, essays and wrote letters.
Iberia students wrotes letters. Eugene students wrote poems and High Point students wrote letters.
I’m incredibly proud of these students. Thanks to our administrators and teachers. We could not do this project without them.
In sports the Eldon Mustangs football team ended a tough season, losing to Hallsville in the opening round of the MSHSAA Class 3, District 3 playoffs in Hallsville.
Eldon’s Hudson Gernenz earned a spot in the MSHSAA Class 3 Boys Cross Country Championships.
Gernenz, a junior, finished among the top 30 individuals to earn his spot.
Welp, that’s about it for this week. Fall has finally found us as has the darkness. I hope you have a wonderful week. Make sure and read the Advertiser. Remember, local news is the BEST news.
