TOPS baked potato luncheon March 15

TOPS Chapter 9319 El Dorado Springs  (Take Off Pounds Sensibly)met in the Church of Christ Sanctuary on Thursday, Jan. 18. Leader Sheryl Ann Walker called the meeting to order and Carol led us in singing “It’s Not Too Late.” Seventeen weighed in today, the chapter had a net loss of 12.2 lbs. Warren H. was

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Pre- Registration Needed by February 27

Master Gardener Classes begin March 6 Opportunities to gain and share horticultural knowledge is available through University of Missouri Extension’s Master Gardener program in Cedar County. The Master Gardener Program is an intensive horticulture course offered statewide by University of Missouri Extension.  The 30 hours of classroom training provided by area horticulture and agricultural specialists

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DONATION TO WALKER FIRE

DONATION TO WALKER FIRE – The Walker Rural Fire Department was recently a recipient of a check from Smithfield Hog Production Division for $100.   The check was presented by Dave Reedy to Russell Hays, Walker Rural Fire Chief.    Many other donations have been received recently and all are appreciated but we have no

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Gardening Charlotte

Borrowing Honeybees Periodically I am asked to either bring my honeybee hives to someone’s property or to find beekeepers who would be willing to bring their hives to pollinate – blueberry, elderberry or whatever crops – for free. In a couple of emails, the property owners wanted to charge beekeepers rent to bring the hives

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Speedy recovery for Donna Harris

by Marge Zink and Julia Snethen Morning message at the Rockville United Methodist Church was by Pastor Nick Van Dam entitled “Fit Mouth.” Mt. Zion Bible study was cancelled due to the cold weather and icy roads, also cancelled was Mt. Zion Club. Rockville Hand Quilters did get to meet Thursday; all meeting the first

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TOPS Thursday evening Chapter #1325

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) MO 1325, meets at 6 p.m every Thursday evening in Grace United Methodist, 201 East Broadway. Visitors are always welcome (preteens, teens, and adults – male and female). The first meeting is free. For information, contact Becky Dade at 417/296-5614, bdade60@gmail.com. This week in our meeting: The meeting was called

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Hoping for spring

by Dora Jean McKinley It has been so cold this week. Tex has worked outside every day. I have been staying in the house. Mike Jones and Craig Sumner have been by to see Tex McKinley this week. They were like Tex, they worked outside; they haven’t froze out yet. So far Tex and I

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The Rock Wall

Tuesday was one of those tramatic days that comes to every household with a new baby, separation. Van turned 11 weeks old on Jan. 13. Adrian will go back to work on next week, so she took him to daycare for the first time Tuesday. When Adrian picked him up at 11:30 because Baton Rouge

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ElDo School closings on Channel 10

If you need to know if the El Dorado Springs R-II School will be closed because of bad weather, look on KOLR 10 TV or go to facebook, according to Superintendent Mark Koca. On Tuesday, the Sun learned while talking to Supt. Mark Koca that the R-II School was closed because of bad weather and

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Governor Greitens launches rural broadband initiative

Governor Eric Greitens announced  Tuesday, Jan. 16, that the Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) in partnership with the Missouri Department of Agriculture is launching a new statewide initiative to expand broadband infrastructure in unserved and underserved areas. Missouri’s rural communities are at a competitive disadvantage when it comes to business development, healthcare, and farming

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