Cold, wet, wonderful Easter

by Marge Zink and Julia Snethen Rockville United Methodist Church and River of Life Church Easter service was by Pastor Nick Van Dam titled “Easter People.” Pastor James Damon led the music; all those attending enjoyed a delicious brunch prepared by the River of Life ladies. Mt. Zion Home Bible study was held in the

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Simrell, McIntire engaged

Julia Rose Simrell of Walker and Jason Daniel McIntire of Louisburg, are happy to announce their engagement and upcoming marriage. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Merle and Orpha Simrell of Walker. She is a 2008 homeschool graduate who has worked in elder care and currently resides on her family farm. The prospective groom is

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Gardening Charlotte

April Gardening Chores There’s so much growing, I love taking my walks to see what’s popped up or getting ready to bloom. Clean out composters and add to flower beds and fruit trees. Mix with existing soil for now; you will mulch this later. Leave a good bucket of finished compost as starter for the

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Losing a tree

by Pat Miller, University of Missouri Extension Agronomy Specialist The old elm tree in the front yard may be more like an old friend than a landscaping asset. You may remember when your children played under its branches. Or maybe your grandfather planted it when he first settled here. But time and disease have taken

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TOPS morning group moves to new location

We have two important messages.  We have moved. Starting Thursday, April 5, 2018, we will meet in the Methodist Church at 201 E Broadway, El Dorado Springs. We will continue to start weigh-in at 7:45 a.m. and the meeting will start at 8:45 a.m. We will hold an Open House on Thursday, April 12. The

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The Rock Wall

I got one of those milestone photo/text messages from Adrian about 6 p.m. Monday evening. There was our grandson, Van, smiling at the cell phone camera pleased with himself. He was grasping the toes on his left foot. The message from Adrian said, “Van found his foot.” He made that major accomplishment at 21 weeks

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Fur, feathers and scales

ZOO VISITS COMMUNITY SPRINGS – The Dickerson Park in Springfield sent three of their critters to entertain the residents at Community Springs on Tuesday, March 27. With zoo employee Emily’s help, those in attendance got to pet a tortoise name Dewey, a chinchilla named Charlie and look at a Barn Owl name Bart. Pictured –

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Body found in Osage River

On Wednesday, March 21, at approximately 10:35 a.m., the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office received a phone call from a fisherman about a body in the water on an upper arm of the Osage River. The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Taberville. The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office launched a

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