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Frog Jump SMALL – 1st tie, Ryan Hearting and Emerson Cartwright; 2nd tie, Khloe Daniels and Kale Lundy; 3rd tie, Stephen Kish and Logan Hearting. MEDIUM – 1st Kinsley Hooper; 2nd Jaxon Roe; 3rd Jens Nissley. LARGE – 1st Lily Moser; 2nd Maggie Woody; 3rd Aubrey Lundy. Tennis Shoe Toss 5 AND UNDER – 1st
THEY’RE BACK… Annual cicadas emerge from the ground in July and August. Adult males have a sound-producing organ that emits a loud, raspy call used to attract females. Learn more from our online Field Guide at (link: https://nature.mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/annual-cicadas) nature.mdc.mo.gov/discover-natur.
CEDAR COUNTY 4HERS ATTEND CAMP – Front row L to R Kentley Rieder, Kiera Strauch, Lucas Priesendorf, Reese Schiereck. Back row L to R Myka Barger, Cedar County 4-H Youth Specialist Tammy Ikerd.
MDC congratulates Mitchell Dering of Wappapello on his 6-pound, 2-ounce spotted gar caught in the St. Francis River. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) announces that Mitchell Dering of Wappapello is the new state-record-holder for spotted gar. Dering caught a 6-pound, 2-ounce fish on the St. Francis River July 5 using the pole-and-line method. The
In 1969 the three oldest children of John and Velma Eslinger were married: Ken and Barbara Fortney on June 15, Lewis and Cheryl (Hargrove) Eslinger on Aug. 12 and Larry and Sharon Lawler on Dec. 22. Family and friends will celebrate each couples’ 50th Anniversary on Saturday, Aug. 3 from 2-4 p.m. at the El
90TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION – A 90th birthday celebration will be held for Wyona McPeak Nelsen from 2-4 p.m. Aug. 3, 2019, at Pape Christian Church, northwest of Tiffin. All family, friend and acquaintances are invited to attend. Wyona was born to Theodore and Golden McPeak on Aug. 29, 1929, in Cedar County.
Adrian did show her Southern side during the Picnic. One of her friends commented on how humid it was. Adrian said, “It’s not humid.” One year during the summer, Kimball and I were up here from Shreveport and I helped Dad in the hay. He thought it was humid. I didn’t. I set my alarm
MUSCLE UP – Michael White with Allie Thompson and Roy Hooper. +19 – 1st place, Rachel Perkey; 2nd place, Mike Bullinger; 3rd place, Becky Wood. 15-18 – 1st place, Regan Schwalm; 2nd place, Brooke Murdock; 3rd place, Harmony Randolph. 15-18 – 1st place, Regan Schwalm; 2nd place, Brooke Murdock; 3rd place, Harmony Randolph.
Attendance for the 2019, 139th El Dorado Springs Picnic was down some, probably because of the oppressive heat wave that had afternoon temperatures in the mid – 90s. Evening temperatures were still in the high 80s with high humidity. Picnic Committee chairperson, Judi Baldwin, estimated the Saturday night crowd, usually the highest, at 12,000 to
Cedar County Memorial Hospital is pleased to welcome General Surgeon Dr. Leslie Landau, D.O., to our medical staff. He is now accepting patients and will begin office hours on July 25, 2019. For an appointment please call (417) 876-3154.
