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By MICHELE BURRIS

R-III ranks 17th in the State for the 2010 Missouri Assessment Program

by Anna Lee James

The American Red Cross Bloodmobile will be in Adrian Tuesday, September 7 from 1:00pm - 6:00pm at the Optimist Building. All donations of blood help patients in need. We cannot wait until the need arises to donate blood. All blood goes through 48 hours of testing before going on for transfusions. All this makes it important that we try to meet our goal of 50 units of blood to make sure blood is available when the need arises.

Beta Sigma Phi members kicked off the 2010 - 2011 sorority year with a door-to-door scavenger hunt for non-perishable items to be donated to the Bates County Food Pantry. Many Adrian residents donated items for the food pantry. Longtime Beta Sigma Phi member Karen Edmiston said, “Aren’t we fortunate to live in such a generous community!”

By SHARON KIESEL

“What’s most rewarding is just really the experience of seeing different people’s lives…part in town, part in the country and seeing how God works in people who have different backgrounds and cultures,” said Mike Bergman.

Mike is the new Pastor for the Adrian First Baptist Church, located on Main Street. He arrived in Adrian a few days before his first Sunday, on August 22. He is originally from Sedalia, Missouri, where he was last pastor of a church. He has been in the ministry for about six years.

Right: Kindergartener Isabella Preston walks into the school with her mom Angie.

Middle: New to Adrian sixth graders this year are lockers. Pictured above, Alex Maguire uses his locker between classes.

Far right: The sound of kids laughing rings through the R-III playground.