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SOME PEOPLE are just lucky sometimes, and Johny Teegarden, Richmond, is one of them. He holds up just two of scores large morel mushrooms he discovers by accident. “I found these going down the highway,” he says, holding them up during the Mushroom Festival. “I picked 200-some mushrooms from under two trees.” As mushroom hunters would agree, that’s really lucky.

AS PART of the performance in downtown Richmond during the annual Mushroom Festival, Taylor Woods does a flip. She is among the dancers with Shapes Dance and Acro in Richmond.

RICHMOND – Singer-guitarist Scott Fletcher entertained the audience at the Richmond Mushroom Festival the afternoon of May 7, and that evening, he provided the opening act for the opening weekend of the Branded Outdoor Theater.

ON THE LAWN of the Ray County Courthouse, Millie O’Dell, 11, sends bubbles scurrying on the wind during the Richmond Mushroom Festival. J.C.

INSTEAD of the traditional face painting children everywhere wear during the Richmond Mushroom Festival on May 7, Layton Meek chooses a more striking way to display his passion by getting a brightly colored tattoo. In answer to the obvious question, his parents are quick to point out the tattoo is a press-on – not permanent – for their 8-yearold boy. Asked “What’s that all about?” Meek answers without hesitation, “Jesus Christ.” Find more coverage of the Mushroom Festival inside this issue on Pages 9-15.

WARRENSBURG – The Spartans are Missouri River Valley Conference East Division Tournament champions again in boys golf. Led by an 85 (+15) by senior Reece Wrisinger, Richmond shot a combined 360 – 16 strokes lower than runner-up Knob Noster – to claim the tournament title Monday at Mules National Golf Club.