Barton County Memorial Park

11/11/2025

11/11/2025

All signs point to some wind tomorrow. How windy is up for debate. So in anticipation of this, we are just going to put out the battery powered candles in the southwest corner and people can put their chairs over there. I checked tonight and the sunset about 545. So that is when we will begin the ceremony.

There will be no Facebook Live this year

Pauletta will be selling calendars for $10 over in the pavilion so if you want one, come a little early.

Thank you

11/10/2025

Several people have asked about a backup plan if it is windy or raining when we are trying to light the candles Tuesday night for the Veterans Day candle lighting. This is probably what will happen:

1. If it is too windy to light the candles we will have the ceremony in the southwest corner where the 69 are (where we have the Memorial Day and Quilts of Valor ceremonies). The candles there are battery powered so we don’t accidently burn the turf. We will still turn out the lights and I will read the veteran’s names. There will be no Facebook Live because that light is bright.

2. If it is raining we will not be able to light any candles. I will probably still read the names on Facebook Live under the Doris Little Nurses’ Pavilion, out of the elements.

We have been very lucky with the weather the past two years with the ceremonies. Forecast as of Sunday night is no rain but might be windy. So stay tuned.

11/08/2025

The 2026 calendars have arrived. They contain 179 photos of the different areas of the Memorial Park as well as volunteers, donors, events and groups.

If you would like to purchase one for $10, contact me. They will also be available at the Veteran's Day ceremony and the One Day Paver Sale on December 13.

Limited quantity so order early.

A big thank you to all the sponsors that made the calendar possible.

11/08/2025

We would like to thank Sheri and Bill Keltner for honoring Wallace Lanz and Keith Keltner with their Veteran's Day donation

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11/07/2025

Phase 1 of the Famous Missouri Veterans Monument was completed the morning.

Thanks to West Chestnut Monument in Carthage for doing another fantastic job.

11/07/2025

I've been behind in thanking some people and I apologize.

We would like to thank Darla and Gerald Reno for contributing to the Flag Club

Thank you to Jack and Betty Purinton for helping defray the cost of candles in memory of Derryl Humphrey

Thank you to Darla Reno for mending our USS Peacock flag

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11/05/2025

We will be bringing back the One Day Sale next month on December 13. This is your chance to get a hospital paver, hospital brick or veteran paver for $50 off.

We will also be selling names for the back of the First Responder Memorial as well as 2026 calendars and t-shirts.

09/30/2025

Here's another clip from Saturday's Quilt of Valor presentation

09/28/2025

Thank you to everybody that came out yesterday for our 6th Quilt of Valor presentation at the Memorial Park. Kristy Robertson was there taking lots of pictures so when she puts them on the Chamber's FB page I will share it here.

And thank you to Gary Barnes, Calvin Brous, David Caruthers, Meredith Chapman, Joe Compton, Ed Moore, Eddie Musgrove, Jill Purinton, Russell Rawlings, Craig Schnaufer and Gary Todd for your service to our country

09/26/2025

Looks to be a beautiful morning tomorrow for the Quilts of Valor presentation. Chris has another great group of people lined up. Dont forget to bring a lawn chair.