Judges needed for speech contest

Dear El Dorado Springs Community, Hello, my name is Joel Ybarra, the Speech and Theatre teacher here at El Dorado Springs High School. This coming Saturday, Feb. 4, we are putting on a tournament. We still need judges for that day. The times for judging are 9 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 5:

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Give Valentine’s Day flowers some TLC

Valentine’s Day flowers, like love, can stand the test of time if given a little TLC. Call it flor-amore. Proper care and a homemade preservative provide an extended warranty of sorts to make certain flowers last up to twice as long, said University of Missouri Extension horticulturist David Trinklein. Cut flowers age when they lose

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Send belated birthday wishes

Editor’s note: Due to an error while laying out a newspaper page last week, we failed to print this birthday notice. Please send cards now. Polly Bybee celebrated her 80th birthday on Monday, Feb. 5. Please help us wish her a belated Happy Birthday with a card shower. Please mail birthday cards to: Polly Bybee,

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Bybee, Bailey engagement told

Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Bybee of rural Schell City are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Bailee Lorree Bybee, to Dalton Linn Bailey, son of Linn and Rhonda Bailey of Lamar. Ms. Bybee graduated from El Dorado Christian School in 2013. She graduated from Crowder College in May 2016 with a dual Associate’s

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Growing older should take longer

by Dora Jean McKinley Marilyn Entrikin said they had a good crowd for the carry-in dinner at the Senior Center on Thursday. So much good food. Later, they played bingo. She didn’t win but had fun anyway. She said she has been enjoying the warm days, now ready for some cold days. Marilyn’s thought for

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Gardening Charlotte

Answering Questions: Christmas Cactus Out of Sync “The Christmas cactus from my grandmother is getting ready to bloom, what did I do wrong? – Martha Hi Martha, I also have a “Christmas” cactus blooming right now, I’m embracing the blooms and calling it my winter cactus. These hardy tropical plants need a little help to

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65th Wedding Anniversary

Abner and Mary Lou Jones of El Dorado Springs will celebrate 65 years of marriage on Feb. 17, 2018. Abner and Mary Lou were married in Stockton in 1953 and remained in the area farming and raising their family. They have three children – Cathy (Jones) and Dave Ketterman of Nixa, Carla (Jones) and Doug

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News from Harwood and Schell City

by Helen Ellerman Madalyn’s Kitchen, south of Schell City, will have her Valentine’s dinner on Wednesday evening, Feb. 14, from 5-8 p.m. She will be closed on Saturday, Feb. 17 through Monday, Feb. 19. She will reopen at her regular time on Tuesday, Feb. 20. Jewell and Helen Ellerman went to Columbia on Tuesday, Jan.

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Watch out for that pesky flu bug

by Marge Zink and Julia Snethen Morning message at the Rockville United Methodist Church was by Pastor Nick Van Dam entitled “Fit Hands Serving.” Mt. Zion Home Bible study was held in the Tom and Beverly Pelkey home Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. with nine present to study the Bible, everyone welcome. We wish speedy

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Thank You

Thank You The family of Danny Lane Compton wish to express our appreciation and thanks for the many acts of kindness and sympathy shown to us during Danny’s illness and death. This includes: the entire staff of Mercy Clinic of El Dorado Springs, everyone that brought food, plants or flowers or offered to help in

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