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“ALL ROADS LEAD TO JAMESON-

YOU JUST NEED TO KNOW WHICH WAY TO TURN”

This is a phrase coined by legendary Jameson native Larry Holley, the all-time winningest college basketball coach in the state of Missouri. Larry hung up his sneakers and whistle at the end of the 2018-2019 season as Head Coach at William Jewell college. Holley became the head of the William Jewell men’s program in the spring of 1979. He retires with 830 wins at Jewell, 12 conference championships, 25 twenty-win seasons and 4 thirty-win seasons. On January 25^th, 2018 he picked up his 903^rd career win to pass legendary Coach Bob Knight and moved into ninth place on the men’s college basketball career wins list.

Larry graduated from Jameson High School in 1963 after leading his team to third place in Missouri’s Class S division. The Huskies finished 33-1 that season with their only loss coming in the state semifinal against South Iron. Larry finished his basketball career at Jameson with 1758 points in 107 games. That scoring record stood for many years, until Frank Wheeler set the current Jameson scoring record in 1980 with 1950 points.

Larry’s father, Larry senior, was the superintendent of schools, taught some classes (math, general science, physics,etc.), drove his station wagon on a bus route each day, coached basketball (both boys and girls at different times) and directed the senior class play each year. His father’s best boys basketball team was his 1952 team. Young Larry was the “towel boy” for the team. “All his players were my heroes,” Larry recalls, “I had to wear #22 when I got to play in high school because his best player, Eddie Hightree, who later played at NWMSU, wore that number.”

This year at the Jameson Picnic the Jameson Lions Club honored their past president. Frank Wheeler presented Larry with a beautifully engraved pocket compass. Frank indicated the compass was so that Larry would always know which way to turn to return to Jameson. Larry acknowledged, “I didn’t realize how lucky I was to live in a small village growing up in the 50’s and 60’s. Now I understand.”

THE 128th JAMESON PICNIC IS IN THE BOOKS

The Jameson Lions Club did it again; another fabulous Jameson Picnic. Three days of family and friends, great food and lots of fun.

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(photos by Paul Caven)

BABY SHOW WINNERS RUN IN THE FAMILY

Charlene Caraway of Gallatin has never missed a Jameson Picnic in 80 years until last year when she broke her leg, but she was back this year smiling from ear to ear.

Charlene won the Jameson Picnic Baby show in 1937, and that tradition continued as this year her great-grandsons Parker Michael Kreatz won first place in the 13-18 month category of the baby show, and Owen Michael Kreatz was Little Mister. They are the sons of Brook and Justin Kreatz and little brothers of Carder of Chillicothe.

Owen was honored to get to ride in the old Jameson public school horse drawn wagon in the parade, just like the one his great-great-grandmother Doris “Brown” Lynn rode in when she went to school at Jameson. Owen learned that Doris was a Jameson basketball player and Doris’s grandfather was a Lewis of the Lewis Mill Bridge in Jameson. Owen also found new relatives aboard the school wagon on the Whitt tree branch.

The picnic has been a family tradition all of its 128 years. It’s a time to see relatives and friends, reminisce, catch up on the news, listen to good music, have a tenderloin, eat some pie, play kids games, enjoy the parade, and best of all — show off the grandchildren.

AOA's SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY

The missionaries at Adam-Ondi-Ahman, along with a few of our Community Betterment members, volunteered to help clean up the Village for Earth Day weekend. The missionaries over the years have always been more than willing to help the Village of Jameson. Not only by helping the Community Betterment Association with clean-up days and Fish Fries, but also by helping the Lions Club during Picnic, helping the Village Board by mowing the Park, and in many other ways too numerous to mention. We owe a great debt of gratitude to all the AOA Missionaries past and present. We are so blessed to have them.

(photos by Paul Caven) 

AN INFORMATIVE END TO FIRE PREVENTION WEEK

The Jameson Fire District organized the afternoon activities capping off a week of learning about fire safety. The activities included fire trucks, a police vehicle, the life flight helicopter and Smokey the Bear. They all wanted to have a picture with Smokey the Bear. The kids learned all about what each vehicle did and how it was used to fight fires. They were able to crawl all through the trucks and even try on the heavy fireman’s turnout suit. Later, Smokey helped to teach the kids more about fire prevention and fire safety. The winners of the art contest were given awards certificate’s and everyone received certificate for participating. They all received a bag containing a squeeze ball, pencils and other useful items compliments of the Jameson Fire District Board of Directors.

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(photos by Paul Caven)

A GREAT TURNOUT FOR THE JAMESON SCHOOL CENTENNIAL

The celebration was held in the school gymnasium and was very well attended not only by the whole student body but by many former students. Also in attendance were three past superintendents and several past members of the Board of Directors. Our current Superintendent, Mr. Mayfield, welcomed everyone and then turned the mic over to former student Beth Wheeler ('74) who narrated a PowerPoint demonstration of the history of the school. The children enjoyed learning more about the long history of their school. Afterwards, several past students and staff shared their remembrances. Then the children all assembled outside in front of the school for a photo to commemorate the event for posterity. The photo is a recreation of a photo taken in the exact same spot 100 years before. The children then were allowed to come back to the gym for cup cakes pervided by Amy Weese,Peggy Heldenbrand, and FBLA.

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Troy Lesan wrote two great articles about the Jameson High School Basketball teams of the past for the Lake Viking News. Click on the SCHOOL tab above to view both articles.