Holiday food safety tips

You may have cherished memories of holiday meals with friends and family. If you’re preparing a memorable holiday meal of your own, make food safety a priority so guests don’t remember it for all the wrong reasons. Hosting a holiday meal often means having more people at the table, serving a wider variety of dishes

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No news must be good news, right?

By Marge Zink and Julia Snethen I am sorry we have not been able to get our news out./ Our secretary who sends the news had a family emergency; but hopefully everything has straightened out and we will do a little catch up. News for week of 14th Morning message at the Rockville United Methodist

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Gardening to distraction

Christmas or Thanksgiving Cactus I have had them for as long as I can remember, most of them gifts from friends who gave me a start. Although we call all of them Christmas cactus, there are two different plants. Thanksgiving cactus (Schlumbergera truncata) is what is currently sold as Christmas cactus because buyers preferred getting

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Twentieth Century Club news

by Lana Sue Jones Thirteen members of the Twentieth Century Club met on Nov. 14, in the home of Sandi Eaves with Sherry Wiseman serving as co-hostess. President Sandi Eaves called the meeting to order. The minutes of our last meeting and the treasure’s report were approved. The committee report were given and discussed. Lana

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Happy Thanksgiving from Harwood

By Helen Ellerman Bob and Cheryl Ellerman of Edwards visited Jewel and Helen Ellerman for a while Tuesday evening, Nov. 22. Jerry and Karen Coy of Harwood met Bob and Cheryl Ellerman at Warsaw and had dinner at a restaurant near Concordia Thanksgiving day, Nov. 24, and then they went to the Ellerman home and

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TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly)

by: Linda Hall, Co-Leader TOPS 9319 Minutes November 22, 2016, meeting in the Church of Christ meeting room. Robbie opened our meeting and turned the floor over to Judy and Marie. We enjoyed their reading of, “Twas the Night of Thanksgiving.” Thanks ladies! Roll was taken and we had 21 weigh in. Angie was recognized

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The Rock Wall

You’ve heard no doubt or maybe have seen and even been the proverbial hog so busy rooting for acorns that he or she never took time to look up “to whence my help cometh” or forbid the thought, give a moment of thankful contemplation for all the many blessings that have fallen your way. Well,

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Part of the sparkle and shine

MISS MERRY CHRISTMAS CROWNED – Bailey Tyler, a Junior at the El Dorado Springs High School, was crowned the 63rd Miss Merry Christmas during the annual Christmas Lighting in the Park on Monday, Nov 21. She was crowned by the 2015 Miss Merry Christmas, Abigail Bateson. Bailey is the daughter of Chuck and Dawn Tyler.

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Council buys five acres for apartments

During its Monday, Nov.21, meeting, the El Dorado Springs City Council voted to purchase the option for $1,000 on five acres in the east Industrial Park. The City purchased the option on the five acres so Mid Continent Equity Holding can apply for tax credits with the Missouri Housing and Development Commission to build a

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They’ve all been very nice

LITTLE MR. AND MISS CANDIDATES – The Little Mr. and Miss Santa Candidates were introduced at the Christmas Lighting in the Park on Monday, Nov. 22.  Contestants are: Kaysen Strauch, daughter of Kurt and Amber Strauch; Lily Keith, daughter of Justin and Chelsea Jacobs; Nova Perkins, daughter of Arthur and Valerie Perkins; Lexy Zartman, daughter

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