Serving Missouri’s finest young men since 1938. MISSOURI BOYS STATE RECORD VOLUME 68, NUMBER 2 • MONDAY, JUNE 18, 2007 • MISSOURI BOYS STATE’S FINEST NEWS SOURCE Jay Nixon returns to MBS BY AUSTIN LOVAN CLARK CITY Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon, a strong supporter of the Boys State program returning for his 13th appearance, spoke with newly inducted citizens gathered last night in Hendricks Hall. The attorney general knew from experience that questions asked by Boys State citizens would be intelligent and sometimes difficult to answer. Nixon, however, expressed an explicit interest in having plenty of time to answer these questions. Each question was quickly answered in full and packed full of campaign platform material for MBS parties. While Nixon was never a MBS citizen, he is known to be an outstanding supporter of the program. He believes that Boys State is amazingly successful, and is proud that MBS attracts teens from every corner of Missouri and not just one region. This diversity, should citizens choose to embrace it, could used to learn a great deal. Jay Nixon is also the longest serving attorney general in Missouri history, having served four terms or 16 years. While he expressed views on every issue addressed in questions from MBS citizens, his focus is mainly on jobs, healthcare and education. His first inspiration was his parents. His mother was the president of the school board and his father was the mayor of Desoto, Missouri where he grew up. “If you live in a circus, its better to be the ring master rather than one of the animals,” Nixon said. His work in itself also drives Nixon in that his work is honest and that’s what keeps him going. “You are not here by accident,” said Nixon, closing his speech in an inspirational tone. “Something has defined you as a leader, chosen by your school. As you drive home, think about what you could do to make a real difference.” Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon addresses the 68th annual session of Missouri Boys State on Sunday night in Hendricks Hall. Gen. Clark to accept Lehr Chair tonight BY JARED WILLIAMS PERSHING CITY At 7:15 PM on Monday night, Four Star Army Gen., Wesley Clark, is scheduled to be the keynote speaker. Gen. Clark, a 2004 presidential candidate, will be accepting the 19th Annual George W. Lehr Memorial Speakers Chair, a very esteemed honor. He will discuss his experiences as Supreme Allied Commander of U.S. forces in Europe during the war in Kosovo. Jay Whitsitt of Pershing City said, “I am very excited for Gen. Clark’s speech. I enjoyed Commandant Conway’s speech, and look forward to a new perspective on similar topics.” The overall buzz of Gen. Clark’s speech on Monday night is one of excitement and anticipation. Gen. Clark will also hold a question and answer session following his planned speech. Sports strategies surfacing BY MATT WATSON WHITFIELD CITY With sporting events beginning today, many athletic directors around the University of Central Missouri campus are busy at work strategizing on how to earn maximum points. Recently, the newly selected athletic director of Whitfield City, Caleb Freeman, revealed his plans for success. At first when asked about his plans, Freeman jokingly said that Whitfield would succeed by “cheating, playing dirty, and throwing elbows.” Later, Freeman unveiled his true plans. “Whitfield will win by playing hard and smart all the time. Athletics is a strong way to build leadership skills and leaders will emerge during MBS FILE PHOTO Volleyball is among the sports that Missouri Boys staters will begin playing this afternoon. sporting sessions.” Freeman went on further to discuss how every citizen of Whitfield would become involved in the sports. “All of our citizens will be part of our success because I will be identifying our individuals’ strengths and weaknesses, and with those I will be balancing every sport so we can back each other up,” Freeman said. While some of the other athletic directors are taking the same tactics as Whitfield, others may be using different strategies. Cities may choose to “stack” all of their top athletes in the sports they are most familiar with. By doing so, athletic directors will attempt to receive the most points by using a tactic that they feel suits their particular city. While each city is aiming to become the Model City, all athletic directors around the state are carefully selecting who will participate in which sport. Cities are going to whatever length they find necessary to get a jump-start on the rest of the field. Here at MBS, winning is everything. But when it comes down to it, only one city will come out victorious. Athletic period begins today from 4:305:30 p.m. and runs throughout the rest of the week. ‘Show Me’ the sports – starting today! BY MASON RHODES CROWDER CITY As the third day of the 68th session of Missouri Boys State begins, the general consensus around the cities is that of getting into some fun and games. Many of the athletes here are ready to sink their teeth into some athletic competition. All 973 Boys State citizens will have their choice in participating at a couple of the 11 sports offered during the athletic periods. Competition is being held today at the Multipurpose Building, which will include: basketball, softball, tennis, track, volleyball, badminton, horseshoes, and swimming, along with a few others. All 16 cities will square off against one another for more than the thrill of competition; but also for the pride of each respected town, and their goal of Model City. Ward selection methods vary BY BEN FREDERICKSON BLAIR CITY The first act of the individual wards was held last night when Boys State citizens were required to elect their three ward committeemen. These caucuses were held in a variety of ways. In Doniphan City, the Nationalist Ward I chose a traditional approach. Citizens who wanted to be chosen as committeemen presented their reasons why they should be chosen for the job. After all the potential candidates had spoken, the members of the ward voted on whom would best represent their values. On the other hand, some wards left the selection of their committeemen to chance. Ward II of the Nationalist Party in Blair City decided its committeemen by a game of rock, paper, scissors. “The rock, paper, scissors game was definitely intense,” said Ryan Hesse of Blair City. PAGE 2 • MONDAY, JUNE 18, 2007 MBS RECORD • WWW.MOBOYSSTATE.ORG CITY NEWS Blair City BY BEN FREDERICKSON The citizens of Blair quickly grew restless with their prearranged room layouts and decided to make things a little more “native.” Currently, 14 Blair citizens have adopted a Native American tepee style for their dorms. This look is achieved by removing the two mattresses from the bed frames, leaning them together at an angle and covering them with the bed sheets. Brandon Lewis, one of the originators or the idea, is very proud of his creation. “The tepees add creativity to our city that other cities will not think of,” Lewis said. Once the first tepee went up, the idea spread quickly. “I just got out of the shower and my room looked like a tepee,” David Selby said. Lewis and his followers hope their unique designs will impress the judges of the room inspections and earn Blair additional points in the Model City contest. Not every Blair citizen plans on participating in the tepee trend. Ethan Brandt is hoping to gain Model City points in his own way. “My roommate and I are going to focus on cleanliness,” Brandt said. Carnahan City BY AUSTIN WESSEL On June 16, Carnahan City began the process of setting up their political wards. By lightsout, the setup was complete and committeemen were chosen. Carnahan came together for their city meeting on June 17 at 1:00 PM. After receiving voting instructions and a lesson on parliamentary procedure, the city split apart into the two political parties. In the meetings, party beliefs were discussed and voted on. Topics such as abortion, tax issues, gay marriage, and environmental issues were covered. After political bases were covered, the parties began their caucuses. Nominations were made and voted on for mayor, city treasurer, municipal judge, and city counsel. Many strategy ideas were then discussed for campaigning. Finally, Carnahan split into wards to select county and state delegates, a ward candidate and an election judge. Carver City BY MATT MENEGO The Carver City meeting started with an overview of six principals of preliminary process, such as equal rights, majority vote and free discussion. After the city of Carver went over election procedures and voting issues, the citizens split into political parties to discuss party platforms. Afterwards, the parties nominated candidates for city positions. The Nationalist candidates are Jesse Sercy for mayor, Brandon Thil for treasurer, Hart for municipal judge, and Zach Buckler, Ben Pepper, Zach Durham, Jordan, Shawn Boss and Kurt Otto for city council. Clark City BY MIKE WISLEY AND CHRIS SPERRY The Clark City Chamber of Commerce has major plans for upcoming businesses. The committee discussed the use of tax-payers’ money to fund local startup companies. Residents of Clark are considering opening a business consulting firm, tattoo parlor, and an art gallery in the park. The city’s most promising project is the privately operated casino. This city intends to use the profits from this business in a way that would benefit every resident. The revenue generated by the casino would be put back into the city. “We are pushing for a strong economy,” said Nationalist mayoral candidate Taylor Paul, who backs this focus on business. “Party cooperation would be great for the city.” Crowder City BY JOHN KOEGEL After deciding on the Ward C ommitte e me n S atu rd ay, Crowder City started its political machine rolling with the first of the city party meetings and county party meetings Sunday afternoon. The staff started off the city meeting with an intro into correct caucus practices to allow for the best and most effective use of party time. They then broke the groups into the two parties and gave them time to come up with a platform that would be talked over and refined in the coming days. “I really learned a lot about how the city government works today,” said Nicholas Skelton, an at large Crowder city councilman hopeful. “It really helped me.” The party meetings resulted in the finding of mayoral, city councilmen, and other candidates that are on the ballot this morning. The individual wards then met and chose county delegates, state convention delegates, one election judge, and a Ward city councilman. Frank County, made up of Boone City and Crowder City, then came together and heard speeches from the individuals running for office that are to be voted on this morning. Crowder is progressing and is looking to become a strong candidate in the race for the Model City Award. Duggan City BY ANDREW MOORE The Nationalists and Federalists for Duggan City held their city party meetings at 1:30 p.m. yesterday afternoon. On the Nationalist Party, David Brannon was voted as the candidate for mayor, while the Federalist Party voted Nick Anderson as candidate for mayor. When posed the question of what his intention was as mayor of Duggan, Brannon said that he wanted to please the citizens of Duggan. He said that he hoped to achieve Model City through the cooperation and teamwork of the citizens. Anderson said he intended to reduce citywide taxes. He said that he would voice the opinion of the community to the state and maintain good communication as well. Other nominees include Logan Franklin as Nationalist city treasurer and Jake Stonly as the Federalist candidate. The nominees for municipal judge for the Nationalist and the Federalist parties are, respectively, Evan Helmuth and Robert He. As for the city councilmen, the Nationalists selected are Matt Hall, Matt Bleckmen, Ben Smith, Joe Arsenal, Ben Smith, Josh Janisse and Luke Bretshcer. For the Federalists, Joe Willet, Walter Redden, Justin Andes, Jason Tueter, Ryan Fitz and Kyle Kuschel were selected. Ingle City BY DERON DALTON AND DAVID SHOULBERG Citizens of Ingle City separated into Nationalist and Federalist parties in order to elect its city officials. Both parties had similar ideas about how Ingle City should be run. Federalists got together and decided on Matt Cates as its candidate for mayor. Cates believed the citizens should institute a tax for anyone that is not an Ingle citizen who walks on the city’s floor. Cates wants a change in the beverage department by adding Gatorade and water. The whole Federalist Party of Ingle backs Cates with $50 BSB donations for his campaign. On the other hand, the Nationalist Party has chosen Brandon Hoch as its candidate for mayor. Hoch believes that Ingle City should be pro taxes. Lewis City BY JAKE FICHMAN Lewis City has begun the 68th session of Missouri Boys State with signs of becoming an award winning Model City. Lead by counselor Parag Shah, graduate of Harvard University, citizens of Lewis City have already found important positions in their schools and within the government. William Shim IV, supporter of Lewis City, feels that this session will be “a week to shape a lifetime.” Eager faces speak words of excitement and desire to take advantage of all that MBS offers. With elections already underway, Lewis City citizens have snatched up many positions. Nationalist Ben Chambers and Federalist Eric Hutson are the candidates for mayor, Nationalist Luke Heithold and Federalist Noah Chung are running for city treasurer and either Nationalist Lane Brewer or Federalist George Thomas will be the municipal judge for Lewis City. Promises of lowered taxes and an unlimited amount of support have convinced voters to elect these candidates. During meetings, the citizens show their pride for Lewis City. The proposal of Toga Tuesday has introduced a new tradition that may possibly bring about interest in Lewis from other cities. David Woner, a citizen of Whitfield City, has announced that he “plans to attend Lewis’s Toga Party this Tuesday.” However, the idea of allowing outside citizens to attend Lewis City events proves unacceptable to Corbin Soliday. This Lewis citizen feels this would “break up the brotherhood of Lewis City.” The city’s buzz not only focused on late-night extravaganzas, but also its citizen’s aspirations of leading their fellow cities, and rising to the challenges of each new day. Pershing City BY CHRISTOPHER WHITSITT Sunday in Pershing City was full of tension until early after- Citizens participate in evening colors on Sunday prior to the assembly that evening at Hendricks Hall. noon. After breakfast, the Pershing City flag was nowhere to be found. Flag bearer Tony Demma was told to leave the flag outside the cafeteria, but was later not found by the door where he left it. The flag was found in Clark City just before classes. Party meetings went with no trouble. The Federalists nominated Matt Clohessy for mayor while the Nationalists chose Pat Hempkey. Citizens also discussed their party’s platform. Ideas from both parties consisted of everything from a tollbooth for the hall and staircase to a speed minimum while passing through. During the county party committee’s meeting, Federalist Paul Amiri was elected secretary/treasurer and Nationalist Andrew Heil as vice-chairman. Richardson City BY SHANE ANDERSON Saturday and Sunday have passed and already Richardson City is establishing itself as different from other cities. Saturday rolled by as most likely everyone’s did. The city voted in its athletic director, affectionately referred to as “Dan the man,” and it’s Beverage Commissioner Nate Liktide. As is standard procedure a state tax of $200 was due from each citizen by the end of Saturday. In an effort to better involve citizens in the government procedure Richardson City elected to appoint a tax collector. Chat Hodges was appointed tax collector for Richardson City by popular vote. He later spent most of his Saturday night collecting taxes, recording names, and later turning over all collected Boys State Bucks to the city counselor. Su nd ay af te r no on t he Nationalist and Federalist parties candidates were drawn up. The ballot reads as follows: The Nationalist party chose Eric Potter as their candidate for mayor, Alan Darst was chosen for city treasurer, and Brett Dinkins was chosen for municipal judge. The Federalist party chose Jonathan Sounder as candidate for Mayor, Ben Jackson as candi- VISIT THE MBS STORE TODAY! BUY YOUR BOYS STATE T-SHIRT. date for City Treasurer Michael Roberts as candidate for municipal judge. Judging today will decide which citizens are elected to these positions and the final names for city councilmen. Apart from the everyday voting and electing of governmental positions there is quite a bit of excitement surging through the halls of Richardson City. Talk sprang from all corners of the city of several citizens opening a bowling alley. Only time will tell whether tonight’s discussion on opening businesses will dampen their spirits, or whether Richardson City will soon find itself owner of a thriving bowling alley. Perhaps the oddest and most interesting story, arising from the top floor of South Yeater Hall, is the “capture the flag” match that appears to have started between Richardson City and it’s brother Blair City. Some time yesterday a member of Richardson City captured the Blair City flag and proudly displayed it in the city meeting room. Attempts were foiled when, with an eagerly large smile, a member of Blair City recaptured the flag from right under Richardson City’s nose. Weyer City BY TOM BUNTING AND LEVI RASH Being one of four cities named after a co-founder of Missouri Boys State, it was important for Weyer City to start the 68th session strong and carry on the tradition of A.B. Weyer. The city, made of 58 citizens, quickly formed a committee to earn the Government Surplus Outlet and get their foot in the door for Model City. Weyer teamed with Gambrel, its sister city in Bacon County, to develop a joint proposal for obtaining the GSO. “It’s a dual attack force,” said Nick Williams of Gambrel. “We are weak divided, stronger together.” However, at lunch on Sunday, Bacon County was informed that the GSO would be placed in the hands of Doniphan City. Despite its GSO loss, Weyer City continues to develop innovative ideas for a successful week. Christian Conner, a government executive school student, has plans to open a speech writing consultant group. This business could essentially be a success. “People running for political and governmental office can be aided by this business,” Conner said. Weyer City had some early success in the media field with Ryan Williams being selected as news director and Michael Miller receiving a state appointed position. This year, Weyer City has continued to embody the spirit of MBS. Whitfield City BY DAVID WONER Whitfield City could not have picked a better year to show the tremendous initiative that it does. This year we celebrate 50 years of service given to Missouri Boys State by staff member James Whitfield, the man that Whitfield city is named after. To honor his great achievement, the citizens of Whitfield City are striving to earn the coveted title of Model City. Almost all of the city’s free time is taken up by ward, party, or city meetings, but this hard working group of boys does not seem to mind. Each election brings a flurry of candidates, often forcing the city to narrow the field and vote again. Saturday’s election featured what city counselor Jason Gannon called, “the most heated beverage commissioner race I’ve ever seen.” It came down to a close race between Leslie Eagle Bear and Ryan Brink, but in the end, Brink came out on top due to the central location of his room. The fervor demonstrated on Saturday carried over to Sunday’s party caucuses, where the Federalist Party spent all the time it were given selecting its candidate for mayor, Chris McKenney. A similar enthusiasm was shown by the Nationalist Party, which nominated Brink. There is a lot of excitement leading up to this morning’s elections, with both capable candidates vying for the city’s top spot. MISSOURI BOYS STATE RECORD WWW.MOBOYSSTATE.ORG • VOLUME 68, NUMBER 1 JARED LAUNIUS, PERSHING CITY • EDITOR-IN-CHIEF DAVID JOSEPH “DJ” SHEWMAKER, INGLE CITY • MANAGING EDITOR AUSTIN ALONZO, LEWIS CITY • CITY EDITOR MASON RHODES, CROWDER CITY • SPORTS EDITOR BRADLEY DRIVER, GAMBREL CITY • FEATURES EDITOR ZACHARY TUCKER, CARVER CITY • BUSINESS MANAGER NNN%DF9FPJJK8K<%FI>D9JI<:FI; DFE;8P#ALE<(/#)''.G8><* M<I98K@D What is the most interesting greeting you’ve received at Boys State? >\e\iXcAXd\jK%:fenXpX[[i\jj\jk_\Z`k`q\eipf]D`jjfli`9fpjfe JXkli[Xp%Fk_\ijg\Xb\ijXi\jZ_\[lc\[kfXgg\XicXk\ik_`jn\\b% :fddXe[Xek `ejg`i\jZ`k`q\ej 9P9I8;C<P;I@M<I >8D9I<C:@KP General James T. Conway, Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, exhilarated citizens at the first general assembly of the 2007 session. Many were captivated by his candor and sincerity. “I thought it was interesting because I was able to hear the armed forces’ positive perspective on the war on terrorism,” said Patrick Marshall of Gambrel City. “I have never seen this angle through the media.” Conway brought along fellow marines from Camp Lejeune in North Carolina to touch on many of the perceived facts and myths surrounding the war that are on countless minds around our country. The marines assisted him in explaining topics ranging from our operations in Iraq to being successful in your own life and career. Many citizens were touched and changed their outlook on the war in Iraq. The strong words and guidance that the commandant provided were not taken lightly. He offered advice such as “officers eat last,” a leadership proverb used on the battlefield that could be applied to the everyday lives of all. The Commandant showed his experience and clear confidence in his corps and country and shared his belief that uniformity, knowledge, honor, and commitment are some of the most important characteristics any leader can possess. “Our thanks and gratitude for the armed forces could not be expressed nearly enough,” said Macray Hilty of Gambrel City. 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Citizens got an overview of the week from their city counselors at the first city meetings. Getting citizens to their cities in South Yeater Hall proved challenging, but city counselors were up to the task. Counselors were on hand to point citizens in the right direction. Director Craig Ritchie called the session into order. WWW.MOBOYSSTATE.ORG • MBS RECORD MONDAY, JUNE 18, 2007 • PAGE 5 Schools of Instruction Citizens begin the training they’ll need to succeed Page 6 • MONDAY, June 18, 2007 MBS Record • www.moboysstate.org Registration begins with false start By Adam Rey Blair City Nearly a thousand students, 972, arrived at the University of Central Missouri apprehensive and tired hoping for a painless registration process. The citizens proved themselves as exceptional students, athletes, and leaders in their respective school and came to UCM with high hopes for the Missouri Boys State experience. During the first few minutes the entire process of registering the citizens was running smoothly, admitting many applicants to their respective cities in a timely efficient matter. According to witnesses, after a few minutes the MBS registration began to quickly fall into chaos. The university experi- enced the unexpected crash of four computer servers. With the entire registration done by computers every MBS citizen waiting in line was brought to a halt. By this time hundreds of students were waiting in line for registration, and the line had begun to stretch out of the Lovinger building into the hot sun. Even a full half hour after the numerous computer problems had been fixed the line had still failed to move. What started as a disliked mishap in registration quickly became a blessing in disguise for some. Most citizens, knowing few other people and having little else to do, began to talk about the common torment of registration and the inability of the computers to remain opera- tional. Left in a frighteningly long line with little to do, citizens quickly became familiar with those around them. Armed with a common complaint as a surprisingly effective conversation starter, adventurous citizens promptly met those in their political parties, cities and counties. “The entire registration pro- cess was too tedious and they need to use a more reliable computer system for registration,” said Tyler Robinson of Blair City. Tyler said he was disappointed to wait in blistering heat because of computer trouble. Despite a rough start, MBS is already proving for many to be a moving and educational experience despite the false start. Would you like to see yourself here? Good news! You can! 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