July 27, 2026
Sweet Potato Recipes The argument started innocently enough. We tend to end up in the kitchen when any two of us are together and at this family reunion, it was hard to know who was responsible for cooking what dishes. As one of my brothers was rummaging through the pantry, he yelled out who had
by Dora Jean McKinley Marilyn Entrikin is busy sweeping leaves off her patio and enjoying the fall weather. Tex McKinley and Dora Jean are busy with pecans. Weather is beautiful, lots of pecans everywhere. Danny Hogan from Horton helped Tex and Dora Jean pick pecans. He learned how to drive the pecan picker. Just learning,
TOPS Chapter 9319 El Dorado Springs met in the Church of Christ Sanctuary on Thursday, Nov. 16. Leader, Sheryl Walker opened the meeting and Kay S. led us in singing “Take Off Pounds”. Twenty-Six weighed in today. Warren was the week’s best loser with a loss of 6.4 lbs. Marilyn led us in some chair
El Dorado Springs Tops Chapter – MO 1325 El Dorado Springs meets every Thursday evening at 6 p.m. at Grace United Methodist Church, located at 201 E Broadway. Visitors are always welcome (preteens, teens, and adults – male and female). The first meeting is free. This week in our meeting: Tom was our best looser.
This Saturday, Nov. 18, the holidays kick-off in the Wonder City of West Central Missouri. This year, Christmas festivities are rolled into one HUGE afternoon of celebration on Saturday, Nov. 18. The day kicks off with holiday shopping at the 4th annual Holiday Expo in the Park Community Building from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
DECA HOSTS VETERANS ASSEMBLY – The event started at 1:30 p.m.Friday, Nov. 10, in the High School gym with the Color Guard from VFW Post 257 posting the flags: Don Andrick, Brent Beckman, Tim Bartkoski and Bill Bishop. Alexis Tough, DECA president, welcomed the guests and the entire High School. The EHS band and Concert
Conservation Dept. – 1 EDS Police Dept and Mayor Brad True – Lead, 4 Grand Marshal – Bob Floyd, 5 EDS Fire Truck #1, 6 GFWC Miss Merry Christmas Candidates (7 vehicles), A) Amy Ford – EHS Senior B) Kennedi Murdock – EHS Senior, C) Payton Babcock – EHS Senior, D) Paige Esry – EHS
SCOUTS PLACE FLAGS – On Veterans Day, Saturday, Nov. 11, ten members of Scout Troop 230 placed 150 flags on the graves of Veterans in City Cemetery. Here Joshua Stockdale, Blake Sloan and Clark Sloan inspect their handiwork. One of the Scout leaders, Frank Lambrecht, said they didn’t have nearly enough flags for all the
Members of Boy Scout 230, Scout leaders, the Fire Chief and I were at the Veterans Memorial in City Cemetery at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, the time the Armistice was signed ending WWI, but there was no one there to conduct the ceremony. Scouts (and leaders) to the
FOOD POISONING Q: Every year when I go to my mother-in-law’s house for Thanksgiving, I get sick. I think she is poisoning me. A: I don’t know if she is doing it on purpose, but you can get food poisoning from holiday dinners, sometimes, if the cook is not careful enough. Usually, several dishes are
