Spring turkey season in Missouri remains open and as scheduled. For more on spring turkey hunting in Missouri, visit mdc.mo.gov/newsroom/mdc-forecasts-challenging-spring-turkey-hunting-season-0.
Flood-prone areas in southeast Missouri will be closed to all hunting during spring turkey season when river levels exceed certain limits on local river gauges. To see if an area is closed for hunting, visit mdc.mo.gov/semofloods.

MDC and the Missouri Conservation Commission have temporarily waived permit requirements for sport fishing and daily trout tags for Missouri residents and nonresidents whose fishing privileges are not otherwise suspended. The waiver of needing a permit or trout tag to fish will run through April 15. Seasons, methods, and limits still apply and will be enforced. Learn more at mdc.mo.gov/newsroom/mdc-temporarily-waive-fishing-permits-starting-friday.
MDC emphasizes that it is still critical for everyone to continue to heed all recommendations for physical distancing, avoiding overcrowding, hand-washing, and other public-health measures while fishing.

TRIM grants can help fund tree inventories, removal, pruning, planting, and more.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is taking applications for its annual cost-share grants to assist government entities and non-profit groups with the management, improvement, and conservation of trees and forests on public land. The Tree Resource Improvement and Maintenance (TRIM) grants can help communities fund tree inventories, removal or pruning of hazardous trees, tree planting, and the training of volunteers and city/county employees to best care for community forests.
“By accessing these cost share grants, Missouri communities can do more to plan and manage their trees,” said MDC Community Forestry Coordinator Russell Hinnah. “TRIM grant recipients focus on keeping their neighborhood trees healthy and thriving, which translates to a whole host of social, economic, and environmental benefits for the community and the state.”
TRIM grants are administered by MDC in cooperation with the Missouri Community Forest Council. The program provides reimbursements of $1,000 to $10,000 to grant recipients to fund up to 60 percent of money needed for projects. Projects located in communities with the Arbor Day Foundation’s Tree City USA designation are eligible for an additional 15 percent in matching funds.
TRIM grant applicants must submit a completed application by June 5. Applications must include details on project costs and funding sources, maps and drawings of the project site, and a narrative outlining the purpose and anticipated long-term impacts of the project. Proposals are assessed on a competitive basis for their value to the community, the ability to promote, improve and develop a community’s urban forest, and economic feasibility.
Get more information, including grant application forms, online at mdc.mo.gov/trim.
MDC also has a series of online application tutorials available at short.mdc.mo.gov/Zn4.

ObituaryElwood L. Amrein, age 84, of New Haven, Missouri, passed away passed peacefully at his home with his loved ones on Thursday, March 26, 2020.
 
Elwood was born on February 12, 1936, the son of the late Franklin & Mildred (Teckemeier) Amrein.
 
He was united in marriage to Carol Ann Smith on June 22, 1963, in Capplan, Missouri.  Carol preceded him in death on March 15, 2005.
 
Upon his marriage to Carol, he adopted her six children to raise as his own. Several years passed and they had one daughter together. After moving to the farm in New Haven, Elwood worked for area farmers for many years as well as digging graves by hand, concrete finisher and in most recent years installed and repaired septic systems and other backhoe work. 
Through the years, the doors to his home were open to family as well as strangers in need. Many of his children and grandchildren came to live with him for periods of time and found out firsthand how he liked to play tricks on them. The stories and lessons learned in those times will not easily be forgotten. After several years of being away, Jessica made the family farm her home to raise her family. Elwood’s two grandsons, Michael and Luke, were his pride and joy. From the time they could walk they were riding beside him in the truck or backhoe and digging in the dirt right beside him. He loved being with his grandsons on the farm, cutting wood, shooting guns, fishing, catching snapping turtles, working on equipment or whatever needed attention and most of all retelling tales of the good ole days. 
 
Elwood was preceded in death by his parents, Mildred and Franklin Amrein, his wife, Carol Amrein, a brother, James Amrein, a sister, Mary Upton, eldest son, Charles Amrein, and grandchildren, Jeanette Downey, Brittany Downey and Neil Amrein.
 
He is survived by six children, Jessica Wiser and husband Mike, Julie Amrein and special friend, Olan Broch, Kevin Amrein and wife Elizabeth, and Linda Lutes, all of New Haven; Ed Amrein and wife Kathy, of Fenton and Carol Dotson, of Hermann; siblings, Elaine Bueneman and husband Jerry, of Wright City and David Amrein, of Montgomery City;  grandchildren, Michael Wiser and fiancé Kati Davis, Luke Wiser and girlfriend Tori Eckerle, Brandy (Nathan) Bugg, Christina (Jeff) Lockhart, Elisha (Michael) Stout, Kimberly (Sean) Kallbrier, Nicole Novak, Thomas (Sarah) Amrein, Stacy Jones, Christopher Jones, Susan Mitchell, Terrance Amrein, Robert Amrein, Crystal Amrein, Lee Downey, John Downey, Jennifer Allmann, Tyler Dotson, Desirae Dotson, and Kelsey Daffron; by a very special friend, Carol Alexander of New Haven, 28 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great grandchildren, many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
 
A memorial service will be planned at a later date.  ​

ObituaryWalter Robert Willimann, 83, of Berger, MO, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2020 at New Haven Care Center, New Haven, Missouri. 
Walter was born in Berger, Missouri on May 21, 1936, a son of the late Walter S. & Dorothy (Schowe) Willimann.
He was the widower of Dorris Ann (Von Behren) Willimann.  They were united in marriage on June 8, 1957, in New Haven, MO.   Dorris preceded him in death on November 16, 2019.
Walter was a member former member of St. John's United Church of Christ, Berger, where he served on the church board.  He was a member of the New Haven American Legion and the Local 110 UAW.
He worked for Walter Buchulz as a meat cutter, until he later opened his own store, Willimann's Clover Farm Market.  After he sold his store he went to work at Chrysler, where he worked for many years until his retirement in 1992.  While he worked at Chrysler he also worked evenings for Scheer's Transfer in New Haven.
Walter is survived by two daughters, Terri Menke, of New Haven, Missouri; and Vicki Gardner, of Berger, Missouri; by two brothers, Eugene Willimann & wife Ann, of Quincy, Illinois; and Ronald Willimann, of New Haven, Missouri; by three sisters, Joyce Hauser & husband Joseph, of Berger, Missouri; Fay Scheible & husband Larry, of Berger, Missouri; and Fern Wray & husband Kenny, of Rhineland, Missouri. by his grandchildren, Tiffany Femmer, of Berger, Missouri, Tonya Whitman, of Marthasville, Missouri, Ryan Hurd & wife Nicole, of Bossier City, LA, Cassandra Gardner, of Londell, Missouri, Christopher Willimann, of Truxton, Missouri, Jamie Willimann, of Berger, Missouri, Danny Wienecki, of Bathalto, Illinois, and Angie Koszyk, of Plain Field, Illinois, and by his great grandchildren, Joshua, Hannah, Savannah, Mya, Evan, Ryan, Tyler, Aiden, Alaina, Sean, and Austin.
 
He is preceded in death by his parents, his wife Dorris, a son, James "Jim" Willimann, a son-in-law, Wendell Menke, a brother-in-law, Dwayne Von Behren, and two sisters-in-law, Sharon Rae Von Behren and Mary Lou Willimann.
Visitation will be held Tuesday, March 17th from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Toedtmann & Grosse Funeral Home, New Haven, where funeral services will follow at 7:00 p.m.
Memorials may be given to New Haven Care Center or New Haven Hospice.  C/O Toedtmann & Grosse Funeral Home.

Please make checks payable to New Haven School District.  Please contact NHHS Yearbook Sponsor, Katie Borcherding if you have any questions.  kborcherding@newhavenschools.us

By: Andrew Lamke

The XFL is a professional American football league. This is the first season of the XFL. It currently only has eight teams. The teams we have at the moment are the Los Angeles Wildcats, DC Defenders, New York Guardians, Tampa Bay Vipers, Seattle Dragons, Dallas Renegades, Houston Roughnecks, and our St. Louis Battlehawks.

The XFL has different rules for different things. The XFL aims to play under three hours. The NFL has a forty second play clock while the XFL has a twenty-five second play clock. There are many other different rules.

The XFL is owned by Vince McMahon’s Alpha Entertainment. It is the successor to the original XFL, which was controlled by McMahon’s World Wrestling Federation and ran for a single season in 2001. The XFL stands for the eXtreme Football League.

People in Missouri are happy about the St. Louis Battlehawks. Let’s hear what some of our students have to say.

“I think that the XFL is a more cool version of the NFL,” mentioned senior Natalie Pecaut.

“I think the XFL is pretty sick,” commented sophomore Gavin Allen.

Junior David Miller answered, “I like it so far and I really like that we have our own team in St. Louis.”

Senior Austin Yochim says, “The XFL seems more legit than it used to be and I think it's pretty cool that they are giving players a second chance if they didn't make it in the NFL.”

I personally think that the XFL is a great addition for football lovers. When the NFL season is over, there is nothing to watch for people who love the game. The XFL season may not be long, but it’s something to watch in your free time. 

These people seem really pumped up for the XFL, and we hope the best for our Battlehawks. Unfortunately, they lost their last game on March 8th 15-6 against the DC Defenders in Washington, DC. Their next home game is on March 21st against the Los Angeles Wildcats.

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