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Missouri Citizens Making A Difference
In Their Communities
A MISSOURI CITIZEN
Aimee Rich, Owner – Krueger Pottery
Webster Groves Resident
Aimee became interested in community work right before going to college. At that time, her mother was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Aimee says that really changed her life and her family’s life. ... (more)
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Bob Spradling, Pastor
Maywood Baptist Church
Independence Resident
Bob and his family have been in Independence for 25 years, with him serving as the pastor of Maywood Baptist Church. Spradling says it was God’s will for him to be there. He feels he is a good match between western Independence and the church that he pastors, and is very connected with the community. ... (more)
MISSOURI CITIZENS
John & Julie Pasley
Weston Residents
John and Julie Pasley are responsible for historic Weston’s designation as a Preserve America Community. According to John, the two wrote the grant together and Julie did the rest. ... (more)
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Carol Bohl, Director of Cass County Historical Society
Harrisonville
Carol moved to Harrisonville from Hannibal in the middle 1970s to teach. As a teacher, she loved working with her students on history projects. For National History Day, she had students involved in the history process for five years. ... (More)
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John Foster, Contractor
Harrisonville Resident
John Foster was raised on a farm five miles west of Harrisonville, which his parents settled in 1933. He was born in 1935 and spent the first 21 years of his life in this area. He attended a one-room school, which his mother and her seven siblings all attended, as well as his younger brother and sister. Harrisonville High School is where he obtained his four years of high school, sometimes walking the five miles or hitching a ride to and from school. ... (more)
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Jim Austin, DVM
IIndependence
“I come from a North Dakota farm family. In retrospect, my mom and dad were very community-involved, so it is only natural that I started doing these things when I was very young”.
Dr. Austin’s mother and father were both 4-H leaders and his brother and sister were 4-H Club participants. When he was seven years of age, and the minimum age was ten years, his parents not wanting to leave him out, allowed him to participate without credit. His father was County Fair Board President for as long as Jim can remember and later went on to become a member of the State Legislature in the North Dakota House of Representatives. ...
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