LILLIAN SUNDEERWIRTH SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

LILLIAN SUNDEERWIRTH SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS – The 2018 Recipients for the Lillian Sunderwirth Scholarship were honored with a reception by the order of the Eastern Star on Wednesday evening, May 23. Besides the recipients there were many family members and friends present along with several Eastern Star members. There were 22 recipients and present for the

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Governor moves referendum to August on R-T-W

Governor Eric Greitens signed SCR 49, which moves the referendum on a Freedom to Work law from the November general election to the August primary ballot. Statement from Governor Eric Greitens: “Missouri is open for business. With strong conservative reforms like Freedom to Work, we’ve been able to help create more jobs and higher pay.

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NEW MILITARY TRIBUTE

NEW MILITARY TRIBUTE – The Green Lawn Cemetery Association Board of Directors installed this new attraction near the pagoda in the cemetery. It stands as mute tribute to past, present and future members of the military.

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GREEN LAWN MEMORIAL DAY

GREEN LAWN MEMORIAL DAY – The usual crowd of family members were at the Schell City Cemetery for the Memorial Day service. Pastor Dan Gayman, Church of Israel, called on Julie Wilson to lead two congregational songs, Battle Hymn of the Republic and America the Beautiful. Then he turned it over to the Menonite Choir,

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CIRCUIT RIDERS COME TO VIRGIL CEMETERY

CIRCUIT RIDERS COME TO VIRGIL CEMETERY – As they do every Memorial Day, three vehicles filled with members of VFW Post 5525 in Stockton rolled up right on time just before 10 a.m., disembarked and conducted a Memorial Day service for the families gathered who had loved ones buried there. This has been their schedule

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2018 Baseball All District Teams

1st Team Pitcher, Jake Schieffer, Sr, El Dorado Springs Pitcher, Clayton Hubbard, Jr, Stockton Pitcher, Garrett Morey, Sr, Lamar Pitcher, Donavan Nicholson, Sr, Ash Grove Catcher, Draven Zeigler, So, Ash Grove Catcher, Hunter Gepner, Jr, Lamar Infielder, Jacob Wheeler, Sr, Stockton Infielder, Orlando Guerro, Jr, El Dorado Springs Infielder, Braden Trammell, Sr, Ash Grove Infielder,

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Three Bulldogs compete well at State Meet

by Coach Brian Goatley On Thursday, May 24, the state track qualifiers from the El Dorado Springs track team, which included Ethan Parshall, Brayden Housh and Ashley Knoll, headed to Jefferson City to have one final practice, in preparation for the Missouri Class 3 State Track Meet. On Friday, we headed to the track with

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3 keys to lower your golf scores

This is the best time of the year. A full season of golf awaits, and you want to get out and play. Making this your best season yet means starting the year off on the right foot. But to do that, you need more than just practice and coaching. You need the right gear. Research

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ECS TRACK FINALS

CHRISTIAN SCHOOL SWEEPS MOKAN TRACK FINALS – The ECHS Buffalo track teams swept the MOKAN Conference on Monday night, May 7, in El Dorado Springs, winning 1st place trophies in both the boys and girls divisions. The MOKAN Conference is made up of eight teams; ECHS, Plaza Heights, Centerplace, Overland Christian, Show Me Christian, Christian

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Turkey Season 2018 Awful

I don’t know if we have had a worse wild turkey season than this past spring season in Missouri and Arkansas in the past 40 years. And I think eastern Kansas could also be included in that observation as well. The hunting was poor… darn poor. And you can blame part of that on the

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