Gardening Charlotte

They’re back I was just about to pick a few lovely pink Rose of Sharon flowers when I saw them inside the double blooms. Japanese beetles. Yep, they’re here, a few weeks earlier than usual according to University of Missouri Extension Service. For the next six weeks or so, it will be a battle between

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Lines cousin reunite in 2017

The descendents of Frank Lines celebrated their 58th reunion on June 4 in the El Dorado Springs Community center. Harold Rosbough asked the blessing on the food. Then everyone enjoyed eating. Agnes Veale made a center piece of red roses with a doll. The following received red rose corsages: Youngest person present was – Audrey

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65th Welch, Gerster reunion

The group was called together for their 65th Welch, Gerster reunion by Nancy Bailey and Sharon Barger telling the family how the Welch, Gerster reunion got started. Martha Welch Capps, Charley Gerster was visiting at the home of Martha Welch Capps and Floyd when they decided their were so many cousins who never knew each

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Mt. Zion Club to meet June 21

by Marge Zink and Julia Snethen Morning message at the Rockville United Methodist Church was by Leland Browning. June 18 is Father’s Day. Ladies will serve men breakfast at the Fellowship hall, all men are invited. Come and see if this year we really do serve corn flakes. Mt. Zion Home Bible study held Tuesday,

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Time for “Celebrate Freedom”

If you have a friend or family member in the U.S. military please bring us their picture and a write-up about their military career. We would like to run the information right before the 4th of July. Contact Kimball Long at the Sun office, 125 N. Main, El Dorado Springs; 417) 876-3841 or sunpub@centurylink.net.

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Hospital Board to meet

The Cedar County Memorial Hospsital Board of Directors is scheduled to meet at 11:30 a.m. Monday, June 19, in the hospital classroom.

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90’s club

Updated Tuesday, June 13, 2017, 2:20 p.m. (To put someone on the list, please give us his or her name, hometown, birth date and phone number.) Audrey Rhoad, El Dorado Springs, Sept. 5, 1914 Ruth Roberts, El Dorado Springs, Sept. 11, 1915 Kathern Grubb, El Dorado Springs, Dec. 27, 1915 Josephine Steward Johnson, El Dorado

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News from Harwood and area

by Helen Ellerman I need to make a correction from last week’s news. I  should have read that Madalyn’s Kitchen, not the Schell City Betterment, was having the 4th of July celebration in the Schell City Park. The hamburgers and hot dogs will be furnished. Everyone attending is to bring a side dish and their

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Proud to honor World War I Veterans

SOLEMN OCCASION – The Elizabeth Carey Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution along with other patriots spent Sunday afternoon, June 4, at Green Lawn Cemetery in Schell City honoring four WWI soldiers buried there. Frederick William Fastabend, Rankin L. Keeney, Harry Wilks Starkey and John B. Yowell died in the service of their

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The Rock Wall

Those of you who know me (and that’s most of the community) have often heard me say, “Only in a small town,” or “I like living in a small town.” Or “I couldn’t run a newspaper in a big city.” Well, a couple of events in the past week just helped cement my preference for

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